Teaching Early Childhood, B-K & Early Childhood Special Education Major, B.S.Ed., (Standard Certificate, ECE)

B.S.Ed., Standard Certificate ECE 

This major is also offered via Global Campus/CMU Online.

The purpose of the Teaching Early Childhood, Birth-Kindergarten and Early Childhood Special Education major is to prepare educators to address the needs of the whole-child; use relevant, research-based criteria to establish a supportive, engaging environment that fosters child development and learning through the use of practices and play that meets the needs of all young learners.

This Learner-Centered major meets the training guidelines of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and prepares the educator in areas of Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies to teach young learners from birth through Kindergarten in a variety of settings which include home visiting, child-care, state and federally funded preschool programs, kindergarten classrooms and early childhood special education.

 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. A minimum 2.8 GPA must be earned in the Teaching Grades B-K Major.
2. Student must receive a grade of C+ or better in HDF 302, HDF 303, HDF 402, HDF 403, HDF 409, and SPE 585 in order to graduate with this major.
3. HDF 409 and SPE 585 are departmental methods courses and must be completed with a grade of C+ or better before student teaching.
4. A minimum cumulative average of a 2.8 is required to complete the student teaching clinical experience.
5. Students must adhere to the Teacher Candidate Dispositions set by the Education Preparation Program.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I - Development & Family (19 hours)

 

HDF 205	Teaching and Learning about Race in Early Childhood	3(3-0)
HDF 302	Infant and Toddler Development	3(3-0)
HDF 303	Early Childhood Development	4(Spec)
HDF 309	Family and Community Partnerships in Early Childhood	3(3-0)
HDF 401QR	Quantitative Methods in Childhood Assessment	3(3-0)
HDF 505	Early Childhood Mental Health	3(3-0)

Required Courses II - Development and Family (29 hours)

EDU 335	Early Literacy	3(3-0)
HDF 200	Constructivism as a Tool for Learning	2(2-0)
HDF 301	Infant Toddler Practicum Experience	1-3(Spec)
HDF 360	Integration of Content in Early Childhood through Play	4(Spec)
HDF 402	Guidance for Young Children	3(Spec)
HDF 403	Best Practices in Early Childhood Settings	3(3-0)
HDF 409	Lead Teaching Methods in Early Childhood (Science and Social Studies)	6(Spec)
HDF 508	Early Childhood Program Administration and Leadership	3(3-0)
SPE 585	Early Childhood Special Education	3(3-0)

Total: 48 semester hours