B.A. in Early Childhood Education

ECED 301	Developmental Approaches to Teaching and Learning	3
ECED 419	Early Care and Education, Birth to Three Years	3
ECED 420	Mathematics, Prekindergarten through Second Grade	3
ECED 423	Developmental Literacy and the Language Arts I	4
ECED 425	Developmental Literacy and the Language Arts II	4
ECED 429	Social Studies and Science	4
ELED 439	Student Teaching in the Elementary School	5
ELED 469	Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education	1
Cognates
BIOL 109	Fundamental Concepts of Biology	4
CEP 315	Educational Psychology	4
MATH 143	Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I	3
MATH 144	Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II	3
PSCI 103	Physical Science	4
POL 201	Development of American Democracy	3
Students electing a content major in general science are not required to take BIOL 109 or PSCI 103
Students electing a content major in mathematics are required to take MATH 143 and MATH 144
Professional Courses
ARTE 340	Methods and Materials in Art Education	2
FNED 346	Schooling in a Democratic Society	4
MUSE 341	Methods and Materials in Music Education	2
SPED 433	Adaptation of Instruction for Inclusive Education	3
HED 346	Methods and Materials in Elementary School Health Education and Physical Education	3
or
PED 346	Methods and Materials in Elementary School Health Education and Physical Education	3
Students electing a teaching concentration in special education are not required to take SPED 433
Students electing a teaching concentration in special education receive 5 credits for SPED 439
Total Credit Hours		66

Students must complete the required courses and select a content major from one of the following:

English

English 201, 202, 205, 207, 210

FOUR COURSES in literature at the 300- or 400-level. Note: students seeking middle school endorsement must choose from English 301 (or 302 or 303), 326 (or 327), 336 as three of their four literature courses. English 212 and Secondary Education 445 are also required for middle school endorsement.

Total credit hours: 31

Students must maintain 2.67 GPA in the major to student teach.

French

French 201, 202, 323, 324, 330, 400, 420, and two additional French courses at the 300-level or above

Total credit hours: 29

General Science

Biology 111; Chemistry 105; Physical Science 212, 357, 491 (or Biology 491, or Chemistry 491, or Physics 491); Physics 101

ONE COURSE from Biology 112; Chemistry 106; Physical Science 210, 214, 217; Physics 102

TWO COURSES from Biology 318, 321, 324, 329, 353, 354; Chemistry 404; Physical Science 340

Total credit hours: 30-32

Geography

Geography 100, 101, 205, 400

SIX COURSES from Geography 301, 305, 306, 312, 313, 320, 337, 338, 339, 407, 408

Total credit hours: 30

History

History 200, 201, 202, 331, 362, 381

ONE COURSE from Western History

ONE COURSE from Non-Western History

TWO COURSES from A, B, or C below:

1. Western History
2. Non-Western History
3. U.S. History

Total credit hours: 30

Note: No courses may be double counted.

Mathematics

Mathematics 200, 209, 212 (or 247), 240, 324, 409, 431

ONE COURSE from Computer Science 101, 102, 201; Mathematics 210. (Students seeking middle school endorsement in mathematics MUST select Mathematics 210.)

ONE COURSE from Mathematics 418, 436, 445

Total credit hours: 30-31

Political Science

Political Science 202, 203, 204 (or 316), 208, 306, 308, 332, 357, 358

Total credit hours: 29

Social Studies

Anthropology 101 (or Economics 200); Geography 400; History 200 (or Sociology 302), 201, 202, 331; Political Science 202, 316 (or History 316 or Geography 337)

ONE COURSE from History 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349

ONE COURSE from History 307, 308, 310, 314, 352, 353

Total credit hours: 31

Spanish

Spanish 201, 202, 310, 311, 312, 313, 400, 420, and one additional Spanish course at the 300-level or above

Total credit hours: 29

Theatre

Theatre 105, 110, 222, 425, 430, 435

ONE COURSE from Theatre 440, 441, 442

THREE ADDITIONAL COURSES in theatre

Total credit hours: 30