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First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
PY101 Intro to Psychology – 3 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
EC201 Orientation to Early Childhood 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
EC200 Child Development: Birth to 5 – 3 credits
ED200 Pre-Teacher Assessment – 3 credits
CA Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

SPED230SL Foundations of Special Education – 3 credits
Math Compass Elective – 3 credits
English Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
ED307 Teaching English Language Learners – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

EC207 Play As Learning – 3 credits
EC318 Communication Development & Literacy – 3 credits
EC311 Infant and Toddler Practicum – 3 credits
EC206 Child Development: Age 6-9 – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
EC315 STEM Lab & Makerspace – 3 credits

Third Year Fall

ED305 Integrating the Arts – 3 credits
EC304 Science for the Developing Child – 3 credits
EC303 Math for the Developing Child – 3 credits
ED312 Reading & Language Arts – 3 credits
SPED360 Arts for Special Populations – 3 credits
SPED451 Assessment in Special Education – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

EC313 Family & Community Partnerships – 3 credits
EC307 Curriculum & Methods in ECE Practicum – 3 credits
SPED478 Autism Spectrum Disorders – 3 credits
SPED450 Early Intervention – 3 credits
SPED332 Instruct. Support for Reading/Writing/Math – 3 credits
ED370 Support for Professional Growth & Dev. – 1 credit

Fourth Year Fall

EC325 Early Childhood Primary Practicum – 3 credits
SPED476 Teaching Methods Severe/Profound – 3 credits
EC403 Understanding ECE Curriculum – 3 credits
EC401SL Professional Communities of Practice – 3 credits
SPED460 Communication and Tech in Special Ed. – 3 credits
SPED472 Positive Behavior Supports Pre K-8 – 3 credits

Fourth Year Spring

EC406 Primary Student Teaching – 6 credits
EC407 Preschool Student Teaching – 6 credits


Total Credits = 131

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

At the end of sophomore year, students must officially apply to the department of education through their advisor. They must have completed 48 credits, have at least a 3.0 GPA, have successfully passed SKW-101, SKQ-101, a math course, and a literature course, and must have passed the PAPA or CORE ETS tests

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