Early Childhood Education (BS)

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Program Educational Goals:

The ECE major addresses the National Association for the Education of Young Children Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators The program uses course grades and assessments of assignments in key courses to ensure that these standards are met.

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

Develop and implement experiences for children based in an understanding of child development and learning for children birth to age 8 (STANDARD 1: Child Development and Learning in Context)
Develop and implement experiences for young children that demonstrate an understanding of the importance of developing strong relationships with families and the broader community in and around the school (STANDARD 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections).
Employ appropriate professional practices to observe, document, and assess learning in formal and informal learning environments and situations and use this information in planning appropriate educational experiences for young children (STANDARD 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment)
Develop and implement lessons and teaching practices that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate (STANDARD 4: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices)
Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge by applying and integrating academic content in developing and implementing educational experiences for young children with and without disabilities. (STANDARD 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum)
Describe and demonstrate professionalism in coursework, student teaching, and other academic and professional experiences and educational settings (STANDARD 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator).

University Requirements:

(C- minimum)
(0-4 credits)
(three credits)
(three credits)
(C- minimum):
- (three credits)
- (three credits)
- (three credits)
- (three credits)

Major Requirements:

Some University requirements may be met by Major Requirements. See an advisor for a planning guide.
Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all HDFS courses, and .

Additional Breadth Requirements:

Six credits of History and Cultural Change (three credits of this requirement fulfills the University History and Cultural Change requirement if a student receives a C- in that course).

Science Elective:

Could satisfy the University’s Math, Natural Science, technology requirement if a student receives a C- in that course.

BISC 103 - Principles of Biology Credit(s): 3
BISC 105 - Human Heredity and Development Credit(s): 3
BISC 106 - Elementary Human Physiology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 105 - Geological Hazards and Their Human Impact Credit(s): 3
GEOL 108 - Volcanoes and Earthquakes Credit(s): 3
GEOL 109 - Planets, Asteroids and Impacts Credit(s): 3
MAST 200 - The Oceans Credit(s): 3
MAST 202 - Oceans in the News Credit(s): 3
MMSC 160 - Infection: Sex, Food and Sneezing Credit(s): 3
Any three-credit PHYS Course Credits / Units: 3

Laboratory Sciences:

Two four-credit lab science courses from Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology from the following list:

ARTC 210 - Science of Color Phenomena Credit(s): 4
BISC 103 - Principles of Biology Credit(s): 3
and
BISC 113 - General Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 104 - Principles of Biology with Laboratory Credit(s): 4
BISC 105 - Human Heredity and Development Credit(s): 3
and
BISC 115 - Human Heredity and Development Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 106 - Elementary Human Physiology Credit(s): 3
and
BISC 116 - Elementary Human Physiology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 107 - Elementary Evolutionary Ecology Credit(s): 3
and
BISC 117 - Elementary Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
BISC 127 - Environments and Cultures in Conflict Credit(s): 4
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry for Life Sciences II Credit(s): 4
GEOG 101 - Physical Geography Credit(s): 3
and
GEOG 111 - Physical Geography Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOG 152 - Climate and Life Credit(s): 4
GEOL 105 - Geological Hazards and Their Human Impact Credit(s): 3
and
GEOL 115 - Geological Hazards Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
GEOL 110 - Earth’s Evolving Systems Credit(s): 4
GEOL 113 - Earth Science Credit(s): 4
PHYS 133 - Introduction to Astronomy Credit(s): 4
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
PLSC 101 - Botany I Credit(s): 3
and
PLSC 104 - Botany 1 Laboratory Credit(s): 1
SCEN 101 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
SCEN 102 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
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Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Only four credits of Music ensemble and four credits of 100-200 level courses in Military Science/ Army ROTC may be counted toward the degree.