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First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
EC201 Orientation to Early Childhood Education – 3 credits
PY101 Intro to Psychology – 3 credits
SPED230SL Foundations of Special Education – 3 credits
CE Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits

First Year Spring

SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
EC200 Child Development: Birth to 9 – 3 credits
ED200 Foundations of Education Practice – 3 credits
CA Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

ED303 Children’s Literature – 3 credits
SPED450 Early Intervention (Pre-K – 8) – 3 credits
Math Compass Elective – 3 credits
English Literature Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

EC311 Infant & Toddler Program/Practicum – 3 credits
EC318 Communication and Reading Development – 3 credits
ED282 Learning Theory – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Fall

EC304 Science for the Developing Child – 3 credits
ED250 Instructional Technology – 3 credits
ED305 Integrating the Arts in ECE – 3 credits
ED312 Reading & Language Arts Methods – 3 credits
SPED474 Positive Behavior Supports (7-12) – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

EC303 Math for the Developing Child – 3 credits
EC307 Curriculum & Assessment in Early Child Ed – 3 credits
EC313 Family & Community Partnership – 3 credits
ED307 Teaching ELL, Pre-K-12 – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Fall

EC315 STEAM Lab & Makerspace – 3 credits
EC325 Early Childhood Practicum – 3 credits
EC403 Understanding Early Childhood Curriculum – 3 credits
SPED332 Instructional Support Reading, Writing, Math – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Spring

EC406 Primary Student Teaching AND
EC407 Preschool Student Teaching – 12 credits
OR
EC410 Student Teaching & Seminar – 12 credits


Total Credits = 122

Electives in this program are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and can include courses toward a second major, a minor, or an area of concentration

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