Early Childhood Education, B.S.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following course required by the program meets True Blue Core requirements:

• BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1031  (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (87 hours)

Freshman

• Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Information Literacy 3 credit hours
• Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
• MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
• EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours
• EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour
• ECE 3310 - Human Development (Birth to 8) 3 credit hours

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• BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
• BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)

Sophomore

• CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours
• ECE 3320 - Individual Differences in Development of Young Children 3 credit hours
• ECE 4210 - Integrating the Creative Arts into the Early Childhood Curriculum 3 credit hours
• ECE 4370 - Effective Instruction (Birth-8) 3 credit hours
• MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
• Human Society and Social Relationships 6 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours

Junior

• BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
• ECE 3330 - Supporting Families of Young Children 3 credit hours
• ECE 4220 - Supporting the Social Emotional Learning of Young Children 3 credit hours
• ECE 4230 - Culturally Relevant Teaching in Early Childhood 3 credit hours
• ECE 4320 - Assessing Young Children 3 credit hours
• ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours

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• ECE 4300 - Preschool Practicum 3 credit hours AND
• ECE 4301 - Preschool Practicum Lab 0 credit hours

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• ECE 4375 - Literacy in Early Childhood 3 credit hours AND
• ECE 4376 - Literacy in Early Childhood Lab 0 hours credit

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• ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours
• ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy 3 credit hours

Senior

• ECE 4000 - Seminar in ECE Residency I 3 credit hours
• ECE 4050 - Field Experiences in ECE Residency I 6 credit hours
• ECE 4110 - Residency II: Grades Prek-3 12 credit hours

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• ECE 4240 - Intervention Strategies for Supporting Young Children 3 credit hours AND
• ECE 4241 - Intervention Strategies for Supporting Young Children Lab 0 credit hours

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• ECE 4377 - Literacy in Early Childhood II 3 credit hours AND
• ECE 4378 - Literacy in Early Childhood II Lab 0 credit hours