Early Childhood Education (Birth – Grade 2), BA (E102)
Liberal Arts Major: Education Major: Early Childhood Education
A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (EDU courses and some others are not considered to be liberal arts courses.) Students will, therefore, need a minimum of 127 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Early Childhood Education.
If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 127 credits will be required for graduation.
Program Requirements
Courses required for the education major: (40 credits)
| EDU 3017 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
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| PSY 2001 | Developmental Psychology Infancy Through Late Childhood | 3 |
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| SSE 2025 | Child Development & Learning | 3 |
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| EDU 2010 | Educating Children With Diverse Needs | 3 |
| EDU 3012 | Observing, Assessing and Understanding Child Development: Birth - Grade 2 | 3 |
| EDU 3016 | The Integrated Currriculum in Ece I: Math, Science and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 3030 | Early Literacy | 3 |
NYSTCE Tests
| EAS, CST | |
| EDU 3367 | Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I | 3 |
| EDU 3001 | APPLYING PHONICS | 1 |
| EDU 3460 | The Integrated Curriculum in Ece Ii: Social Studies, Expressive Arts, Health and Safety | 3 |
| EDU 3452 | Strategies for Teaching Young Children And Guiding Their Behavior | 3 |
PSY 2001: for Psych majors or minors
SSE 2025: for all other majors and minors
Fingerprinting and NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching
| EDU 3027 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Early Childhood Education | 12 |
To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:
| edTPA Student Teaching Assessment | |
NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed before graduation).
| 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 | |
| Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |