Preschool-Grade 3/Mild Intervention - B.S.
120 credit hours
This program prepares teacher candidates to teach infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and children in the primary grades (1, 2, and 3). Program completers are licensed to teach students in general education classes and students with exceptional needs (mild disabilities).
Required Woods Core (36 credit hours)
| WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
| CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
| HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
| TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
| EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
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| FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
| SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
| WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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| BU 131 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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| MA 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
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| AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
| MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
| TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
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| WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
| WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
| WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
| WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
Education Core Courses (18 credit hours)
| ED 115 | Introduction to eLearning and Technology in Education | 3 |
| ED 125 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ED 151 | Understanding Mild Disabilities | 3 |
| ED 200 | Growth and Development | 3 |
| ED 202 | Education in a Global Society | 3 |
| ED 237/PS 237 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
Developmental Level and Content Courses (39 credit hours)
| ED 213 | Principles of Teaching in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| ED 257 | Special Education Law and Procedures | 3 |
| ED 262 | Language Arts for the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| ED 265 | Emerging Literacy: Literature and Language Development | 3 |
| ED 303 | Music, Movement, and the Arts | 3 |
| ED 312 | Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| ED 318 | Cognitive Inquiry: Math and Science Methods | 3 |
| ED 320 | Project Based Learning: Social Studies Methods | 3 |
| ED 327 | Teaching Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| ED 367 | Guiding Young Children’s Social and Behavioral Development | 3 |
| ED 375 | eLearning and Technology in Education Capstone | 3 |
| ED 416 | Early Childhood Program Administration | 3 |
| SC 200 | Integrated Science for Teachers | 3 |
Clinical Experiences (22 credit hours)
| ED 222 | Kindergarten & Primary Grades (K-3)/Mild Intervention | 3 |
| ED 229 | Infant/Toddler | 3 |
| ED 379 | Preschool | 3 |
| ED 450 | Seminar in Teaching | 1 |
Choose one from the following: (6 credit hours)
| ED 417 | Supervised Teaching: Early Childhood Education | 6 |
| ED 471 | Supervised Teaching: Early Childhood Mild Intervention | 6 |
Choose one from the following: (6 credit hours)
| ED 437 | Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Primary Education | 6 |
| ED 473 | Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Primary Mild Intervention | 6 |
Open Electives (5 credit hours)
Five credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.