Dual Major in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education (BA/BS)

116 credits

Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses

SPCE 201	Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs	3
EDEL 200	Planning for the Elementary and Early Childhood Classroom	3
EDPS 260	Human Growth and Development for Elementary Education	3
COMM 210	Fundamentals of Public Communication	3

Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses

ECYF 301	Teaching in the Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Program	3
ECYF 351	Teaching in the Kindergarten/Primary Program	3
ECYF 381	Early Childhood Language Arts	3
EDFO 420	Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
SPCE 402	Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education	3

Decision Point 3 Courses

ECYF 400	Student Teaching: Pre-Kindergarten	6-12
ECYF 401	Student Teaching: Kindergarten	6-12
	or
ECYF 402	Student Teaching: Primary Grades	6-12

Other Professional Education Courses -- can be taken outside of the Decision Point sequence

EDEL 244	Early and Elementary Education for Social Justice	3
EDPS 393	Learning & Assessment in Elementary Education	3
EDRD 204	Literature for Children	3
EDRD 390	Early Emergent Literacy	3
EDRD 430	Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools	3
HSC 350	Elementary School Health Program	3
MATH 391	Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School	3
SCI 398	Teaching Science in the Early and Primary Grades	3
	or
SCI 397	Teaching Science in the Elementary School	3
SPCE 210	Theory and Practices in Early Childhood Special Education	3
SPCE 215	Assessment of Young Children With Exceptional Needs	3
SPCE 311	Developmental Methods for Infants and Toddlers with Exceptional Needs	3
SPCE 312	Developmental Methods for Preschool Children with Exceptional Needs	3
SPCE 417	Practicum: Infants/Toddlers and Preschoolers with Special Needs	1 TO 6
SS 398	Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Grade 3	3
	or
SS 397	Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School	3

SPCE 210 and SPCE 215 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to take concurrently.

Other Required Courses

AHS 100	Introduction to Art	3
BIO 102	Biological Concepts for Teachers	3
GEOG 101	Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View	3
	or
GEOL 101	Planet Earth's Geological Environment	3
HIST 201	American History, 1492-1876	3
MATH 100	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1	3
MATH 201	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2	3
MATH 202	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 3	3
MUSE 265	Basic Music for Classroom Teachers	3
PHYC 101	Physical Science Concepts for Teachers	1 TO 3
ECYF 231	Family and Community Relations	3
ECYF 252	Creative Experiences for Young Children	3
ECYF 442	Administration of Early Childhood Programs	3
SPCE 331	Technology in Education	3

Total Credits: 116

Students will take the following number of credit hours for each of these courses:

• ECYF 400-6 credit hours
• ECYF 401 or  ECYF 402-6 credit hours
• SPCE 331-3 credit hours
• SPCE 417-3 credit hours