Early Childhood Education BA, BS - 4 Year Degree Map

Fall Semester (16 credits)

ENGL 1010  requires a C+ or better to fulfill major requirements.

• ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 credit(s) or
• TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit(s)

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• ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)

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• MATH 1051 - Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) 4 credit(s) or
• MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) 4 credit(s)

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• Breadth American Institutions (BAI)  Course (3 credits)
• HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (15-16 credits)

ENGL 2010  requires a C+ or better to fulfill major requirements.

• ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s)
• MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)  Course (3 credits)
• Breadth Humanities (BHU)  Course (3 credits)
• Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  Course (3 or 4 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Enroll in 2 credits of HDFS 2630 .

• MATH 2020 - Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education 2 credit(s)
• HDFS 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education 2 credit(s)
• ELED 2480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3 credit(s)
• Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)  Course (3 credits)
• Arts Methods Course (3 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3 credit(s)
• ELED 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1 credit(s)
• ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3 credit(s)
• TEAL 2660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 credit(s)
• Arts Methods Course (3 credits)
• Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  Course or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)  Course (3 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• ELED 4150 - Assessment and Differentiation Across the Curriculum 3 credit(s)
• ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3 credit(s)

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• ELED 4040 - Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI) 2 credit(s) and
• ELED 4042 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1 credit(s)

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• ELED 4049 - Foundations of Reading Review 1 credit(s)
• ITLS 2500 - Technology Enabled Instruction 3 credit(s)
• HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• ELED 4020 - Teaching Science in Elementary School 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4030 - Teaching Language Arts (CI) 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4050 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4062 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4056 - Elementary Content Practicum 4 credit(s)
• ELED 5105 - Motivation and Classroom Management 3 credit(s)

Fall Semester (12-15 credits)

Enroll in 6 credits of HDFS 4960 . Course must be taken separately from other student teaching courses.

• HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories 3 or 6 credit(s)
• TEAL 3080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning (DHA) 3 credit(s) (It is strongly recommended that students take this course with HDFS 4960 .)
• TEAL 5710 - Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners 3 credit(s)
• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Enroll in 3 credits of ELED 5050  and 6 credits of ELED 5150 .

• ELED 5050 - Student Teaching - Early Childhood 3-9 credit(s)
• ELED 5150 - Student Teaching: Elementary 3-9 credit(s)
• ELED 5250 - Elementary Education Student Teaching Seminar 3 credit(s)
• Elective Course (3 credits)