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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Development (Early Care and Education) Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

Semester One

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credits)
Math (3 credits)
Science (4 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Semester Two

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
ECED 2010 - Healthy and Safe Environments for Young Children (3 credits)
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credits0
Science (4 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Semester Three

ECED 2110 - Infant/Child/Toddler Development (3 credits) (10 field hours)
Literature (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
SRVL 1020 - Introduction to Service-Learning in the Community (3 credits)
CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology (3 credits) or Proficiency Exam
or
- Elective (1 credit)

Semester Total: 12-15 credit hours

Semester Four

ECED 3150 - Creative Development of Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 2150 - Foundations of Early Childhood Development (3 credits)
HDAL 2310 - Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Minor course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Junior Year

Semester Five

ECED 3140 - Guiding Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 3160 - Body/Brain-based Learning Environments (3 credits)
ECED 3220 - Designing Physical Environments (3 credits)
SPED 3322 - Early Intervention Strategies for the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Semester Six

ECED 4140 - Program Development for Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 4347 - Technology and Media in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Senior Year

Semester Seven

CUAI 4547 - Emergent Literacy: PreK-4 (3 credits)
ECED 4010 - Observing and Assessing Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 4150 - Literacy in Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 4517 - Family, School, Community Involvement (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Semester Eight

ECED 4257 - Mentoring in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
ECED 4357 - Management and Administration of Early Childhood Programs (3 credits)
ECED 4570 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

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