Early Childhood and Childhood Education (B-6), B.S.

CIP Code: 13.1210

HEGIS Code: 0802

Requirements for the Early Childhood and Childhood Education (B-6), B.S. (50 credits)

EDUC - 100. Intro to Early Childhood & Child Education 0 credit(s)
EDUC - 210. Issues in Contemporary American Education 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 226. Foundations and Guidance for Including Students with Disabilities PreK-Grade 6 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 231. Infant, Toddler, Pre-School Education & Guidance 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 245. Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Grades 1-6 3 credit(s)
PSYC - 200. Child Psychology 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 260. Educational Psychology 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 275. Teaching English to Nonnative Speakers 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 361. Literacy in the Primary Grades 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 362. Literacy in the Intermediate Grades 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 382. Methods Teaching Math PreK-Grade 6 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 383. Methods Teaching Science & Technology Birth-Grade 6 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 384. Methods Teaching ELA, Social Studies, Arts; PreK-Grade 6 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 480. Residency in Early Childhood & Childhood Education 1 credit(s)
EDUC - 491. Clinical Experience in the Elementary School 10 credit(s)
EDUC - 493. Portfolio in Elem Education & Early Childhood Education 1 credit(s)
EDUC - 494. Student Teaching Seminar: Child Education & Early Childhood Education 2-3 credit(s)
EDUC - 495. Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Workshop 0 credit(s)
EDUC - 496. Child Abuse and School Violence Workshop 0 credit(s)
Dignity for All Students Workshop 0 credit(s)

Auxiliary (27 credits):

Liberal Arts Content Area (6 credits):

One Core Disciplinary Course - ENGL (CDE) 3 credit(s)
One ENGL Elective (Except ENGL 480) 3 credit(s)

History Content Area (6 credits):

One Core Disciplinary Course - HIST (CDH) 3 credit(s)
One HIST Elective 3 credit(s)

Mathematics Content Area (6 credits):

One Core Disciplinary Course - Quantitative Analysis (CDQ) 3 credit(s)
One MATH Elective 3 credit(s)

Science Content Area (6 credits):

One Core Disciplinary Course - Natural Science (CDN) 3 credit(s)
One Science Elective 3 credit(s)

World Language Content Area (3 credits):

One World Language Elective (Includes American Sign Language) 3 credit(s)

Academic Minors for Early Childhood and Childhood Education Majors (B-6) (18-20 credits):

Early Childhood/Childhood Education majors are required to complete an Interdisciplinary Concentration in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, to fulfill New York State Education Department content core requirements. This Interdisciplinary Concentration includes both a breadth and depth requirement. To ensure breadth of content knowledge, students must complete three credits in a world language and six credits in each of the following: English (one CDE plus any ENGL or WRIT), math (one CDQ plus any math) , science (one CDN plus any science), and history/social studies (one CDH plus any HIST or POSC) . To ensure depth of content knowledge, students must complete an approved academic minor of at least 18 credits in a discipline from either the School of Liberal Arts or from the School of Science, which may include the following:

American Studies Minor (for Social Studies)	Creative Arts Minor	Italian Minor	Psychology Minor
Astronomy Minor	Criminal Justice Minor	Journalism Minor	Race and Ethnic Studies Minor
Astrophysics Minor	English Minor	Latin Minor	Religious Studies Minor
Behavioral Neuroscience Minor	Environmental Studies Minor	Mathematics Minor	Science, Technology, and Value Minor
Biology Minor	Film Studies Minor	Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor	Sociology Minor
Biostatistics Minor	Forensic Science Minor	Multimedia Design Minor	Spanish Minor
Chemical Physics Minor	French Minor	Peace Studies Minor	Statistics Minor
Chemistry Minor	Greek Minor	Philosophy Minor	Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor
Classics Minor	History Minor (for Social Studies)	Physics Minor	Writing and Communication Minor
Computational Physics Minor	International Studies Minor	Political Science Minor