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

College Core

Major Requirements

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

Total Credits

General Education Core: Sophomore Level

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

Specific Pedagogical Core: Junior Level (Majors Only)

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

Professional Semester: Senior Level

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

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.