2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Early Childhood Education (Pre-K Only Track—No License) (BA/BS)

For online completer students only. 

78 credits

Required Courses

ECYF 100Introduction to Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies

3

ECYF 202Child and Family Wellness

3

ECYF 250Family Relations

3

ECYF 252Creative Experiences for Young Children

3

ECYF 260Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction

3

ECYF 275Child Development

3

ECYF 301Teaching in the Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Program

3

ECYF 210Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Young Children: Guidance and Cultural Factors

3

ECYF 315Infant Toddler Curriculum and Environment

3

ECYF 320Leadership and Management in Child Development Programs

3

ECYF 345Culture and Language in Teaching and Learning

3

ECYF 350Families in Cross-Cultural Perspectives

3

ECYF 381Early Childhood Language Arts

3

ECYF 442Child, Youth, and Family Program Administration

3

ECYF 484Family Stressors and Crisis

3

ECYF 491Practicum in Early Childhood Education

3

EDEL 200Planning for the Elementary and Early Childhood Classroom

3

EDPS 391Learning and Assessment in Early Childhood

3

EDRD 204Literature for Children

3

or

EDRD 318Literature for Young Children

3

EDRD 390Early Emergent Literacy

3

MUSE 265Basic Music for Classroom Teachers

3

SPCE 201Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs

3

Advisor approved elective

12

Electives: any 200/300/400 level course with ECYF prefix or a related field

Total Credit Hours: 78