Early Childhood Education (Birth – Grade 2), BA (E102)

Liberal Arts Major: Education Major: Early Childhood Education

A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (EDU courses and some others are not considered to be liberal arts courses.) Students will, therefore, need a minimum of 127 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Early Childhood Education.

If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 127 credits will be required for graduation.

Program Requirements

Courses required for the education major: (40 credits)

EDU 3017Foundations of Early Childhood Education

3

 

PSY 2001Developmental Psychology Infancy Through Late Childhood

3

OR

SSE 2025Child Development & Learning

3

 

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EDU 2010Educating Children With Diverse Needs

3

EDU 3012Observing, Assessing and Understanding Child Development: Birth - Grade 2

3

EDU 3367Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I

3

EDU 3001APPLYING PHONICS

1

NYSTCE Test EAS

EDU 3016The Integrated Currriculum in Ece I: Math, Science and Technology

3

EDU 3030Early Literacy

3

EDU 3460The Integrated Curriculum in Ece Ii: Social Studies, Expressive Arts, Health and Safety

3

EDU 3452Strategies for Teaching Young Children And Guiding Their Behavior

3

NYSTCE Test CST

EDU 3027Student Teaching & Seminar: Early Childhood Education

12

PSY 2001: for Psych majors or minors

SSE 2025: for all other majors and minors

NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching

EDU 3027Student Teaching & Seminar: Early Childhood Education

12

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

edTPA Student Teaching Assessment

NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed before graduation).

A course in Artistic Expression

A course in Oral Communication

A course in American History

3

A course in Literature

3

A course in Science

3

A course in Mathematics

3

A research paper course

One year or the equivalent of coursework in a Language other than English

Child Abuse Workshop

0

Violence Prevention Workshop

0

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Workshop

0