Early Childhood/Childhood Education BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession
  • Languages Other than English (LANG)
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective
  • Elective
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice
  • Mathematics Concentration Course (MATH)
  • Science Concentration Course (DP-NATSCI)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective 
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • EPSY 421 Early Childhood and Childhood Development
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning
  • Mathematics Concentration Course (Recommending EPSY 330)
  • Science Concentration Course
  • Elective
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • English Concentration Course
  • Fine Arts Concentration Course
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • ELTL 300 Comprehensive Literacy I
  • ETAP 312 Teaching Mathematics for Understanding PreK-6
  • ELTL 351 Early Childhood and Childhood Methods of English and Social Studies Instruction
  • ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 301 Comprehensive Literacy II
  • ETAP 314 Teaching Science for Understanding Prek-6
  • EEDU 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • Social Studies Concentration Course
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • EEDU 480 Student Teaching: Early Childhood and Childhood (12 Credits)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Concentration Course
Year Four: Spring
  • English Concentration Course
  • Social Studies Concentration Course
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective
  • Free Elective