Childhood Education (Grades 1 – 6), BA (E101)
Liberal Arts Major: Education Major: 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 128 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Childhood Education.
If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 128 credits will be required for graduation.
Program Requirements
Courses required for the Education Major: (40 credits)
| EDU.2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
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| PSY.2001 | Developmental Psychology: Infancy Through Late Childhood | 3 |
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| SSE.2025 | Child Development and Learning | 3 |
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| EDU.2010 | Educating Children with Diverse Needs | 3 |
| EDU.3380 | Curriculum, Management, and Assessment in Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDU.3367 | Methods of Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I | 3 |
| EDU.3001 | Applying Phonics | 1 |
| EDU.3360 | Drug Education, Safety, and Health | 0 |
| NYSTCE Test. | EAS | |
| EDU.3108 | Childhood Science Education Methods | 3 |
| EDU.3112 | Childhood Social Studies Education Methods | 3 |
| EDU.3113 | Childhood Art Education Methods | 0 |
| EDU.3369 | Methods of Teaching Literacy and Language Arts II | 3 |
| EDU.3107 | Childhood Mathematics Education Methods | 3 |
| NYSTCE Test. | CST | |
| EDU.3032 | Student Teaching and Seminar: Childhood Education | 12 |
PSY 2001: for Psych majors or minors
SSE 2025: for all other majors and minors
NY State Certification Workshops (must be completed before student teaching).
| | Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| | Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| . | Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Workshop | 0 |