Childhood Education (Grades 1 – 6), BS/MAT (E101)

Liberal Arts Major: Behavioral Studies

A TOTAL OF 60 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BS DEGREE.

The following education courses are to be taken during the undergraduate program. They include 5 graduate courses that may count toward both the BS degree and the MAT degree.  Candidates will student teach only once, during the fifth year.

Program Requirements

Courses to be taken during the undergraduate program:

EDU 2000	Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching	3
PSY 2001	Developmental Psychology Infancy Through Late Childhood	3
	OR
SSE 2025	Child Development & Learning	3
EDU 5393	Foundations of Special Education	3
EDU 5380	Curriculum, Management and Assessment In Childhood Education	3
EDU 5107	Childhood Mathematics Methods	3
EDU 5108	Childhood Science Methods	3
EDU 5112	Childhood Methods for Social Studies	3
EDU 5113	Childhood Methods for the Arts	0

PSY 2001: for Psych majors or minors

SSE 2025: for all other majors and minors

EDU 5393, EDU 5380, EDU 5107, EDU 5108, EDU 5112/EDU 5113: graduate courses that will be counted toward both the BS and MAT degrees for honors Dual Degree candidates

NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed within the undergraduate program).

	A course in Artistic Expression
	A course in Communication
	A course in American History	3
	A course in Literature	3
	A course in Science	3
	A course in Mathematics	3
	A research paper course
	One year or the equivalent of coursework in a Language other than English

BS/MAT students will complete the remaining 22 credits of their 37 credit MAT program in Childhood Education after completion of the BS degree. They will become eligible for state certification in Childhood Education upon completion of the MAT degree.

For a complete list of all the remaining courses, state tests, student teaching and other MAT degree requirements, please consult the Graduate Education Catalog.

(E101)