Department of Human Development and Family Sciences

Early Childhood Education BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
BISC 105 - Human Heredity and Development (3cr.)	EDUC 210 - Beginning Literacy Instruction (3cr.)
HDFS 202 - Diversity and Families (3cr.) (Satisfies Multicultural Requirement)	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)
HDFS 220 - Child Development I: Prenatal to Age 3 (3cr.)	HDFS 221 - Child Development II: 3 to 10 (3cr.)
Major Breadth Requirement (Historical/Cultural Change) (1/7)	MATH 251 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Number and Operations (3cr.)
Major Breadth Requirement (Social/ Behavioral Science) (2/7)	Major Breadth Requirement (Math/Science/Technology with Lab) (3/7)
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I (1cr.)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Second Year
EDUC 230 - Introduction to Exceptional Children (3cr.)	HDFS 222 - Inclusive Curriculum & Assessment: Birth - Grade 2 (3cr.)
HDFS 201 - Life Span Development (3cr.)	HDFS 224 - Practicum in Inclusive Curriculum & Assessment: Birth - Grade 2 (3cr.)
MATH 252 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Rational Numbers and Probablity (3cr.) or MATH 253 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Geometry, Algebra and Measurement (3cr.)	HDFS 355 - Professional Issues in ECDE (3cr.)
English 200-level (or higher) Elective (1/1)	HDFS 411 - Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment: Infants and Toddlers (3cr.)
Major Breadth Requirement (Historical/Cultural Change) (4/7)	HDFS 431 - Field Experience: Infants and Toddlers (1cr.)
Free Elective (1/3)	Major Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts/Humanities) (5/7)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
HDFS 406 - Supporting Literacy in Early Childhood Education (3cr.)	HDFS 413 - Early Childhood Inclusive Science Curriculum and Assessment (3cr.)
HDFS 412 - Early Childhood Inclusive Math Curriculum and Assessment (3cr.)	HDFS 414 - Guidance and Behavior Support: Birth to Grade 2 (3cr.)
HDFS 432 - Field Experience: Preschool - Kindergarten (2cr.)	HDFS 433 - Field Experience: Kindergarten - Grade 2 (2cr.)
HDFS 435 - Programs for Children with Exceptionalities (3cr.)	HDFS 470 - Families and Children at Risk (3cr.)
Major Breadth Requirement (Math/Science/Technology with Lab) (6/7)	Free Elective (2/3)
	Free Elective (3/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 17
Fourth Year
EDUC 400 - Student Teaching (3 to 12cr.) (6 credits)	EDUC 400 - Student Teaching (3 to 12cr.) (6 credits)
HDFS 424 - Professional Development Seminar I (3cr.)	HDFS 425 - Professional Development Seminar II (3cr.)
HDFS 441 - Adv Inclus Curric in Early Childhood 1 (3cr.)	HDFS 442 - Adv Incl Curriculum in Early Childhood II (3cr.)
Credits: 12	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 120

* Minimum grade of C- required.

** See program plan for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.