Early Childhood Certification Curriculum

Freshmen Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ENGL 101 Composition and Critical Thought 

MATH 111 Math for Elementary School Teachers

PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology

HIST 121 OR 122 American Civilization I or II

ED 101 Introduction to Tearching

PE 101 Physical Education

ENGL 102 Advanced Exposition and Literature 

ED 201 Educational Psychology

CHEM 100 The Implications of Chemistry

PSY 211 Human Growth and Development I

Major Field Course

PE 102 Physical Education


 
 

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BIOL 101 Principles of Biological Systems 

PSY 250 Introduction to Special Education

Major Field Course

Major Field Course

Major Field Course

Field Experience

PHYS 120 Conceptual Physics 

ANTH 105 Cultural Anthropology OR

    SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology
ED 325 Implementing the Early Childhood Curriculum

Two Major Field Courses

Field Experience


 
 

Junior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
HIST 101 OR 102 Western Civilization I or II 

ED 306 Social Studies Instruction

ED 316 Reading and Language Arts I 

ED 318 Mathematics for Children

Two Major Field Courses

Field Experience

ED 321 Reading and Language Arts II 

ASC 400 Values Seminar

Art or Music History (300 level)

Major Field Course

Major Field Course

Field Experience


 
 

Senior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ED 319 Science Teaching Methods 

ED 323 Children's Literature

Three Major Field Courses

Field Experience

ED 405 Student Teaching 

Major Field Course

TOTAL 125 semester hours