Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), BS (0802)

College Core

Major Requirements

Liberal Arts Concentration (with 6-12 credits from core)

Liberal Arts Electives

Total Credits

General Education Core: Sophomore Level

• EDU 201 - Principles and Procedures of Education Credits: 3
• EDU 202 - Foundations of Educational Theory Credits: 3
• EDU 250 - Field Experience I Credits: 1
• EDU 210 - An Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3
• PSY 212 - Child Psychology Credits: 3

Specific Pedagogical Core: Junior Level (Majors Only)

• EDU 350 - Field Experience II Credits: 1
• EDU 370 - Literacy Acquisition and Development in Children: Birth - Grade 6 Credits: 3
• EDU 373 - Instruction and Assessment Strategies for Learning Mathematics for All Children Credits: 3
• EDU 382 - An Integrated Approach to Teaching Language Arts Credits: 3
• EDU 383 - Instruction and Assessment for Teaching Social Studies to All Children Credits: 3

Professional Semester: Senior Level

• EDU 380 - Constructing Literacy Portfolios for Effective Teaching Credits: 3
• EDU 384 - Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Teaching Science to Children in Inclusive Classrooms Credits: 3
• EDU 467 - Observation and Student Teaching at the Early Childhood and Childhood Level Credits: 9

Major Requirements

Candidates who choose to major in childhood must pursue a concentration of 30 credits in one of the liberal arts and sciences. Six of the credits may be from a College core area. Concentrations are developed by the departments which offer them. The recommended concentrations are: biology, English, French, Italian, mathematics, social studies and Spanish. Each of the concentrations requires work in upper level courses. A list of concentrations and their requirements is available in the Education Department.