Department of Human Development and Family Sciences

Early Childhood Education BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
BISC 103 - Principles of Biology	EDUC 210 - Beginning Literacy Instruction
HDFS 202 - Diversity and Families (Satisfies Multicultural Requirement)	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
HDFS 220 - Child Development I: Prenatal to Age 3	HDFS 221 - Child Development II: 3 to 10
Major Breadth Requirement (History/Cultural Change) (1/7)	MATH 251 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Number and Operations
Major Breadth Requirement (Social/ Behavioral Science) (2/7)	Major Breadth Requirement (Math/Science/Technology with Lab) (3/7)
First Year Seminar
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Second Year
EDUC 230 - Introduction to Exceptional Children	HDFS 222 - Inclusive Curriculum & Assessment: Birth - Grade 2
HDFS 201 - Life Span Development	HDFS 224 - Practicum in Inclusive Curriculum & Assessment: Birth - Grade 2
Additional Math/Statistics requirement**	HDFS 355 - Professional Issues in ECDE
English 200-level (or higher) Elective (1/1)	HDFS 411 - Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment: Infants and Toddlers
Major Breadth Requirement (History/Cultural Change) (4/7)	HDFS 431 - Field Experience: Infants and Toddlers
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	HDFS 413 - Early Childhood Inclusive Science Curriculum and Assessment
HDFS 412 - Early Childhood Inclusive Math Curriculum and Assessment	HDFS 414 - Guidance and Behavior Support: Birth to Grade 2


Major Breadth Requirement (Math/Science/Technology with Lab) (6/7)	Free Elective (2/3)
	Free Elective (3/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 17
Fourth Year
(6 credits)	(6 credits)


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.