Early Childhood (Birth – Grade 2) and Childhood Education (Grades 1 – 6), BA/MAT (E103)

Liberal Arts Major: _______________

A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE.

The following education courses are to be taken during the undergraduate program. They include 5 graduate courses that may count toward both the BA 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
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EDU 5393	Foundations of Special Education	3
EDU 5380	Curriculum, Management and Assessment In Childhood Education	3
EDU 5112	Childhood Methods for Social Studies	3
EDU 5113	Childhood Methods for the Arts	0
EDU 5307	Observing, Assessing and Understanding Child Development: Birth -Grade 2	3
EDU 5323	The Integrated Curriculum in ECE I: Math, Science and Technology	3

PSY 2001: for Psych majors or minors

SSE 2025: for all other majors and minors

EDU 5393, EDU 5380, EDU 5112, EDU 5113, EDU 5307, EDU 5323: graduate courses that will be counted toward both the BA and MAT degrees for honors Dual Degree candidates.

Students begin to take graduate courses in their junior year. 

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

	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

BA/MAT students will complete the remaining credits of their MAT program in Early Childhood and Childhood Education after completion of the BA degree. They will become eligible for state certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education upon completion of the MAT degree.

(E103)