BS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PLAN OF STUDY

Effective Fall 2016

Semester 1 Strand 1

EDST 27000 / Early Childhood Education (Offered in Fall) / 3
PSY 12000 / Introduction to Psychology / 3
MA 13700 / Mathematics for Teachers I / 3
BIOL 14300 / Biology for Elementary School Teachers I / 4
ENGL 10400 / English Composition I / 3

Semester Credit Hours16 credits

Semester 2

EDCI 27600 / Child, Family, School & Community Partnerships (Offered in Spring) / 3
PSY 23500 / Child Psychology / 3
MA 13900 / Mathematics for Teachers III / 3
ENGL 10500 / English Composition II / 3
HIST Elective / History Elective (See the list below) / 3

Semester Credit Hours15 credits

Semester 3 Strand 2

EDPS 23600 / Developmental Theory & Practice / 3
EDPS 27600 / Young Children with Exceptional Needs / 3
MA 13800 / Mathematics for Teachers II / 3
EDCI 27000 / Intro to Educational Technology / 3
COM 11400 / Fundamentals of Speech Communication / 3

Semester Credit Hours15 credits

Semester 4

EDPS 27500 / Observation, Assessment & Documentation / 3
EDPS 27700 / Nurturing and Guiding the Young Child / 3
HK 27200 / Health, Safety, & Nutrition for Young Children / 3
ENGL 22700 / Elements of Linguistics / 3
CHEM 21400/
10300/11100 / Chemistry for Elementary School Teachers, Chemistry & Society, General Chemistry / 2
PHYS 21300 / Physics for Elementary School Teacher / 2

Semester Credit Hours16 credits

Semester 5 (Pre-Primary Methods) Strand 3

EDCI 31000 / Literacy and the Young Child / 3
EDCI 32200 / Teaching English Language Learners / 3
EDCI 37100 / Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood: Creative & Affective Domains / 3
EDCI 37200 / Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood: Cognitive Domain / 3
ENGL 20100, ENGL 23100, ENGL 23800,or ENGL 35000 / The Nature of Literary Study, Introduction to Literature, or
Introduction to Fiction, or Survey of American Literature I / 3

Semester Credit Hours15 credits

Semester 6

EDCI 31100 / Media for Children / 3
EDCI 36201 / Literacy Instruction in K-3 Classrooms / 3
EDCI 47000 / Practicum & Seminar in Early Childhood Education / 6
EAS 39100/BIO 324/BIO 325/ EAS 13000 / Environmental Science for Elementary Education, Natural History of the Smoky Mountains, or National History of NW Indiana, or Intro to Earth Science / 3

Semester Credit Hours15credits

Semester 7 (Primary Methods) Strand 4

HIST Elective / History Elective (See the list below) / 3
EDCI 36300 / Literacy in the Elementary School II / 3
EDCI 37300 / Expressive Arts/Social Studies in Kindergarten and the Primary Grades / 3
EDCI 37400 / Science & Math in Kind. And the Primary Grades / 3

Semester Credit Hours12 credits

Semester 8

EDCI 49600 / Student Teaching and Theory into Practice Seminar / 16

Semester Credit Hours16 credits

History Elective (6 credit hours): Choose One of the Western Heritage Courses – HIST 10200 Introduction to the Ancient World, HIST 10300 Introduction to the Medieval World, or HIST 10400 Introduction to the Modern World, HIST 10500 Survey of Global History; Choose the Other One of theUnited States Traditions Courses – HIST 15100 American History to 1877, or HIST 15200 American History since 1877