Contextual Knowledge

Select 9 - 15 credit hours from the following:

*required for Age 3-Grade 3 Concentration

• ECED 418 - Respectful Relationships Credit Hours: 1
• ECED 420 - The Art of the Relationship Credit Hours: 1
• ECED 460 - Educational Technology in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 436 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3 (req.Age 3-Grde 3 concen.) *
• EDUC 474 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3 *
• RDG 453 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 408 - Practical Applications of Special Education Credit Hours: 3

Foundation

• ECED 1110 - Child Growth, Development and Learning Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 1115 - Health, Safety, & Nutrition Credit Hours: 2
• ECED 1120 - Guiding Young Children Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 1125 - Assessment of Children and Evaluation of Programs Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 1130 - Family and Community Collaboration Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 2110 - Professionalism Credit Hours: 2
• ECED 2115 - Introduction to Language, Literacy, and Reading Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 2120 - Curriculum Development through Play Birth through Age 4 (PreK) Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 2121 - Curriculum Development through Play Birth through Age 4 (PreK) Practicum Credit Hours: 2
• ECED 2130 - Curriculum Development and Implementation Age 3 (PreK) through Grade 3 Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 2131 - Curriculum Development and Implementation Age 3 Through Grade 3 - Practicum Credit Hours: 2

Application and Reinforcement

9 credits of upper division core plus 12 credits from one of the two concentrations

• ECED 431 - Research in Child Growth, Development and Learning Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 441 - Family Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 451 - Young Children with Diverse Abilities Credit Hours: 3

Birth through Age 4 Concentration

• ECED 405 - Advanced Caregiving for Infants and Toddlers Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 415 - Emergent Literacy: Birth through Age 4 Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 423 - Integrated Curriculum: Birth through Age 4 Credit Hours: 4
• ECED 481 - Integrated Curriculum: Birth - Age 4 Practicum Credit Hours: 2

Age 3 through Grade 3 Concentration

• ECED 470 - Teaching and Learning: Math and Science Credit Hours: 4
• ECED 471 - Teaching and Learning: Reading and Writing Credit Hours: 4
• ECED 473 - Teaching and Learning: Social Studies, Fine Arts, and Movement Credit Hours: 3
• ECED 479 - Teaching and Learning: Practicum Credit Hours: 2

Capstone

• ECED 491 - Early Childhood Education Student Teaching Credit Hours: 9-11
• ECED 496 - Practice Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1