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 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • 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
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education
  • English Concentration Course
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

Notes

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
AR Arts 
HU Humanities
NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
SS Social Sciences
US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
IP World History and International Perspectives 
LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
DEISJ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice


This is a suggested course sequence.