Early Childhood Education Major, BS

Enlight Core Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

See Enlight Core Curriculum Requirements   

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

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

BS Degree Requirements: (20 hours)

Bachelor of Science Requirements  

Required Foundational Early Childhood Education Courses

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

• ED 200 - Education as a Profession
• ED 204 - Principles of Early Childhood Learning
• ED 297 - Instructional Technology I

Required Professional Early Childhood Education Courses

• ED 301 - Education Seminar I (Pass/No Credit)
• ED 302 - Art and Science of Teaching (Required grade of B or above)

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

• ED 306 - Introduction to Special Education
• ED 311 - Education Residency 1
• ED 313 - Supporting Infants & Toddlers
• ED 315 - Policy & Advocacy in Early Education
• ED 318 - Strengthening Family & Community Connections
• ED 361 - Early Literacy Instruction I
• ED 362 - Early Literacy Instruction II
• ED 367 - Education Residency II
• ED 390 - Classroom Management and Student Accommodations and Interventions
• ED 413 - Methods & Materials in STEM
• ED 415 - Methods & Materials in Creative Arts for Young Children
• ED 417 - Social-Emotional Behaviors in Early Childhood
• ED 419 - Leading Early Education Programs
• ED 435 - Education Residency III

Professional Semester

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

• ED 404 - Teacher Internship: Early Childhood
• ED 421 - Assessment Methods in Early Childhood

Other Core Required Courses

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

• COM 101 - Oral Communication
• MA 111 - Modern Elementary Mathematics I
• MA 112 - Modern Elementary Mathematics II
• MA 113 - College Algebra

Additional Required Courses

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

• GEO 101 - Elements of World Geography
• PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development

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• Select two courses: (6 Semester Hours)

• EN 201 - Survey of Early English Literature
• EN 202 - Survey of Late English Literature
• EN 203 - Survey of Early American Literature
• EN 204 - Survey of Late American Literature
• EN 231 - Survey of Early World Literature
• EN 232 - Survey of Late World Literature

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• Select two Courses: (6 Semester Hours)

• HIS 101 - World Civilization to 1600
• HIS 102 - World Civilization 1600 to present
• HIS 109 - US History to 1877
• HIS 110 - US History 1877 to present
• HIS 312 - Mississippi History

Additional Courses Required for Special Education Endorsement 221

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

• ED 323 - Education of the Student with Disabilities
• ED 324 - Teaching in the Inclusion Classroom

Non-Transfer of Professional Education Courses

In order for MUW to recommend licensure, ALL required professional education courses must be taken at MUW.

Repeat Coursework:

Starting August 2020, undergraduate education students may repeat any education or core required course once. Students who do not meet the minimum grade requirements after two attempts will no longer be eligible to continue in their program, based on each program’s standards. This policy applies to all current and new students in the Early Childhood Education (BS), Elementary Education (BS), and the former Early Childhood Development (BS) majors.

Re-Admission:

Undergraduate education students must retake any MUW education course with an ED prefix if it was completed more than five before the most recent MUW Undergraduate Bulletin.

Total degree hours required = 120 semester hours