Childhood Education (Grades 1 – 6), BA (E101)
Liberal Arts Major: Education Major: 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 128 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Childhood Education.
If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 128 credits will be required for graduation.
Program Requirements
Courses required for the Education Major: (40 credits)
| EDU 2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
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| PSY 2001 | DEV PSYCH: INFANT/LATE CHILD | 3 |
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| SSE 2025 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING | 3 |
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| EDU 2010 | Educating Children With Diverse Needs | 3 |
| EDU 3380 | Curriculum, Management & Assessment In Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDU 3107 | Math Methods for Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDU 3108 | Childhood Science Education Methods | 3 |
NYSTCE Tests
| EAS, CST | |
| EDU 3367 | Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts I | 3 |
| EDU 3001 | APPLYING PHONICS | 1 |
| EDU 3112 | Childhood Social Studies Methods | 3 |
| EDU 3113 | Childhood Art Methods | 0 |
| EDU 3030 | Early Literacy | 3 |
| EDU 3369 | Methods Teaching Literacy and Language Arts II | 3 |
Fingerprinting and NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching
| EDU 3032 | Student Teaching & Seminar: 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 Oral 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 (Spanish is recommended) | |
| Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| Bullying and Harassment Seminar (DASA) | 0 |
| EDU 5360 | DRUG ED, SAFETY AND HEALTH | 0 |