Early Childhood Development Major, BS

General Education Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

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Teacher Education Majors are required to pass the following courses with a C or higher as part of their major and their General Education Curriculum.

• MA 113 - College Algebra or higher Math including MA 123  (3 semester hours)
• COM 101 - Oral Communication
• PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development

Required Major Courses (54 Semester Hours)

• ED 297 - The Computer and the Classroom
• ED 300 - Education as a Profession
• ED 302 - Art and Science of Teaching
• ED 304 - Principles of Early Childhood Learning
• ED 306 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners
• ED 307 - Children’s Literature in Pre-K Through Grade 3
• ED 309 - Mathematics in K-3
• ED 311 - Elementary Residency 1
• ED 317 - Behaviors in Early Childhood
• ED 319 - Early Childhood Language and Literacy
• ED 320 - Developmentally Appropriate Materials and Methods in Early Childhood Education
• ED 335 - Elementary Residency 3
• ED 361 - Early Literacy Instruction I
• ED 367 - Elementary Residency 2
• ED 404 - Teacher Internship: Early Childhood
• PSY 360 - Educational Psychology

Education Elective Courses (Minimum 3 Semester Hours Required) (minimum grade of C or above.)

• ED 294 - Media Literacy Education
• ED 362 - Early Literacy Instruction II
• ED 365 - Content Area Reading
• ED 366 - Reading Assessment and Intervention
• ED 401 - Classroom Management
• ED 404 - Teacher Internship: Early Childhood (course may be repeated for additional 9 credit hours)

Additional Required Course

• PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development

Total degree hours required = 122 semester hours