Elementary Education Degree Requirements
Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)

The following patterns represent overall course requirements for elementary education majors.

I. Professional Education Sequence

Pre-methods

EDUC 106 Issues in Education 3 s.h.
EDUC 201 Diversity and Teaching 3 s.h.
EDUC 206 Philosophy and Foundations of Education 3 s.h.
EDUC 283 Introduction to Preschool Education 3 s.h.
EDUC 284 The Development of Language and Literacy (prerequisite: pass CWE) 3 s.h.
Methods
EDUC 235 Reading and Literacy I 3 s.h.
EDUC 305 Early Childhood Curriculum & Assessment I 3 s.h.
EDUC 306 Early Childhood Curriculum &
Assessment II
3 s.h.
EDUC 385 Issues & Advocacy in Early Childhood
Education
3 s.h.
EPSY 229 Survey of Exceptional Children 3 s.h.
Student Teaching
EDUC 395 Student Teaching and Capstone 15 s.h.

Sub Total 48 s.h.

II. Related Work Fulfilling General Education 2000 Requirements

EPSY 275 Psychological Foundations of Education: Learning and Motivation 3 s.h.
EPSY 240 Child Growth and Development 3 s.h.
CHLD 170 Child in the Family 3 s.h.
CHLD 376 Infant and Toddler Education 3 s.h.
Health
EDUC 213 Education Law Requirements Related to Health and Safety Issues 1 s.h.
Math
MATH 108 Concepts of Mathematics I 3 s.h.
MATH 109 Concepts of Mathematics II 3 s.h.
Technology
CSCI 100 Introduction to Computer Technology or 3 s.h.
Choose 3 from the following (1 s.h. each):
INTD 106 Fundamentals of Word Processing
INTD 107 Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications
INTD 108 Introduction to Database Applications
INTD 150 Library and Internet Research
Science
2 Science courses with labs in different departments (NL2 attribute) 6 s.h.
Humanities
One course in literature or philosophy (AH2 attribute) 3 s.h.
Basic Writing
COMP 100 Composition 3 s.h.
Social Science
Met through EPSY (above) and PSYC 100 or SOCL 100 or SOCL 110 or ANTH 100 6 s.h.
American History
HIST 144 U. S. History I or HIST 145 U. S. History II 3 s.h.
Western Civilization
HIST 100 Western Civilization I or HIST 101 Western Civilization II 3 s.h.
Other World Civilizations (choose one): 3 s.h.
ALS 202 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ALS 203 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
HIST 120 The Making of the Modern World
HIST 271 Colonial Latin America
HIST 272 Modern Latin America
HIST 274 Women in Africa and the Middle East
HIST 281 The Islamic World to 1800
Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theater)
One course in these departments, not performance (AA2 attribute) 3 s.h.
Foreign Language
See advisor to meet NY State/College requirements 0 - 6 s.h.
Sub Total 46-52 s.h.

III. Concentration

Students are required by NYSED to complete one of thirteen designated concentrations:  Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Technology, Earth Science, English, French, General Science, Geography, Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Studies, Spanish.

30 s.h.

Total 127-133 s.h.


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