Requirements
General Education Requirements (32 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Art History (3 Credits)
Music History (3 Credits)
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100*
Languages (3 Credits)
History (3 Credits)
Political Science (3 Credits)
Philosophy (3 Credits)
Theology/Religious Studies (3 Credits)
Ethics (3 Credits)
Physical Education (1 Credit)
Core Course (4 Credits)
*ENG 1200 required for grades lower than a “B” in ENG 1100.
NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 32, because the following Major and Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education and Childhood/Early Childhood General Education requirements: MAT 1150A; PSY 2050. The following Childhood/Early Childhood Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirement: ENG 2620, one Math and two Science.
Major Requirements (31 Credits)
Take either PSY 2040 or PSY 2050 (3 Credits)
| PSY 2040 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2050 | Child Development I: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood | 3 |
Complete one Application course from the following (3 Credits)
| PSY 3020 | Behavior Modification | 3 |
| PSY 3250 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 3570 | Clinical Counseling: Psycho-therapeutic Techniques | 3 |
| PSY 3620 | Organizational Psychology | 3 |
Complete one Foundation course from the following (3 Credits)
Related Requirements (3 Credits)
Education - Childhood/Early Childhood Major Requirements (40 total Credits)
Sophomore or Junior Year (16 Credits)
| EDU 3000 | Eportfolio | 0 |
| EDU 3290 | Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 3300 | Field Experience in a School Setting | 0 |
| EDU 3360 | Curriculum and Methodology in Early Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 2 | 3 |
| EDU 3520 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 3600 | Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers | 3 |
| EDU 3610 | Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings | 1 |
| EDU 3650 | Critical Examination of Issues in Education | 3 |
EDU 3300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course
Fall of Senior Year (15 Credits)
| EDU 3380 | Literacy in the Content Areas for Childhood Teachers | 6 |
| EDU 3410 | Mathematics in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6 | 3 |
| EDU 3460 | Science in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6/Adolescent 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 3510 | Social Studies in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6 (Formerly EDU 351) | 3 |
| EDU 3550 | Field Experience in a School Setting-Childhood/EC Program | 0 |
Spring of Senior Year (9 Credits)
| EDU 4810 | Childhood 1-6/Early Childhood Birth-2 Student Teaching | 8 |
| EDU 4900 | Student Teaching Seminar-All Certification Programs | 1 |
Education Childhood/Early Childhood Related Requirements (12 Credits)
The Childhood/Early Childhood Related requirements also satisfy the General Education Literature, Math and Science requirements. The second Math requirement is met by MAT 1150A.
| ENG 2620 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| One Math course | 3 |
| Two Science courses | 6 |
Electives (2 Credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.S. degree is met. FST 1000 counts as towards Electives Requirement.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Total Credit Hours: 120
Substitutions are allowed only with the chairperson's approval.
N.B.: All Psychology coursework for the major and minor, together with the related requirements, must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.