Education (BA): Elementary Education & Early Childhood Education Pathway

General Education Requirements

ECE Program Requirements

33 Credits

• ✽ ECE 1011 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 1031 - Guidance Strategies for Children 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 1045 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 2051 - ECE Nutrition, Health, and Safety 3.0 Credits
•    ECE 2088 - Practicum: Early Childhood Education 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 2101 - Working with Families and Communities 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 2381 - ECE Child Growth and Development 3.0 Credits
• ✽ ECE 2621 - ECE Curriculum Development: Methods & Techniques 3.0 Credits
•    ECE 2651 - Early Language and Literacy Development in Young Children 3.0 Credits
• ✽ EDU 2341 - Multicultural Education 3.0 Credits
• ✽ EDU 2351 - Multilingual Learners 3.0 Credits

Program Requirements

54 Credits

• Stage 2 EDU Courses:

•    EDU 3321 - How People Learn: Learning, Teaching, and the Human Brain 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3330 - Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3341 - Mathematics for all Students: Fundamentals 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3345 - Mathematics for all Students: Best Practices 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3350 - Social Studies Methods 2.0 Credits
•    EDU 3355 - Developing Science Concepts with Elementary Students 2.0 Credits
•    EDU 3360 - Assessment of and for Learning 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3375 - Methods of Primary Literacy Instruction: Learning to Read 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 3376 - Methods of Intermediate Literacy Instruction 3.0 Credits

•     NOTE: Successful completion of all 3000-level EDU courses with a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher is required.

• 
  Stage 3 Courses:

•    EDU 4405 - Creating an Engaging and Relational Classroom Environment 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 4410 - Intervention and Inclusion: Differentiation for Exceptional Students 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 4421 - Teacher Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism 3.0 Credits
•    EDU 4430 - Research-Based Instructional Practices 2.0 Credits
•    EDU 4420 - Internship I with Seminar 6.0 Credits
•    EDU 4440 - Internship II with Seminar 12.0 Credits

•     Note: Internship courses require a grade of B or higher.

Total Credits Earned

General Education Requirements (42)
ECE Program Requirements (33)
Program Requirements (54)

Total credits earned (129)

Additional Endorsements Available

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education Endorsement  
• CLD Bilingual Education Specialist Endorsement  
• Mentor Teacher Endorsement  
• Special Education Generalist Endorsement   

Note:

◆ State Guaranteed Transfer Course

✽ Applies to CMC AA/AS/AGS Degrees

Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via technology-enabled learning (video-conferencing, hybrid, or online).