Early Childhood Education (PreK-5), B.A.

Early Childhood Education Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Early Childhood Education

Mission: The mission of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Early Childhood Education is to prepare graduates to be professional, proactive, reflective, and scholarly practitioners and leaders in elementary classrooms, P-5.

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education requires a minimum of 121 credit hours as follows:

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Major Courses

EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2251	Professional Practice I	1
EDUC 4401	The Multicultural Classroom	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDPE 2271	School and Community Health, B-12	3
EDUC 3307	Learning and Cognition	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 3339	Fine Arts for Teachers	3
EDPE 3321	Physical Education in the Elementary Schools B-5	3
EDUC 3333	Geography in the B-12 Classroom	3
EDEC 3334	Social Studies Methods, B-5	3
EDEC 3335	Science Methods, B-5	3
EDUC 3111	Professional Practice II	1
EDEC 3331	Reading Methods, B-5	3
EDEC 3332	Language Arts Methods, B-5	3
EDEC 3336	Math Methods, B-5	3
EDUC 3151	Professional Practice III	1
EDEC 3361	Internship I, 1-3	3
EDEC 3362	Internship I, 4-5	3
EDUC 3338	Assessing and Assisting Effective Reading in the Classroom	3
EDUC 4495	Educational Assessment for All Learners	3
EDEC 4499	Internship II (B-5)	10
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4498	Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application	3
Total Credit Hours:		73

Total Credit Hours: 121