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Early Childhood Education Major

Early Childhood Education Major

DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, etc.) as provided at http://www.eou.edu/registrar.

Program Requirements: Early Childhood Education is a minimum 57 credit hour degree. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES FOR THE PROGRAM: 6 credits + admit to program

Students must complete the program application and be admitted to the program

Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
ECED 311Early Childhood Foundations3
ECED 312Child Development: Conception through age 83
REQUIRED CORE COURSES: 51 credits

CORE 1 COURSES (23 credits)

Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
ECED 313Family Collaboration in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312
ECED 314Positive Behavior Guidance & Management in EC3ECED 311, 312
ECED 316Play & Learning Environments in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312
ECED 317Literature for Young Children3ECED 311, 312
ECED 318Early Childhood Health & Wellness3ECED 311, 312
ECED 319Technology in Early Childhood2ECED 311, 312
ECED 321Assessment & Observation in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312
ECED 322Critical Issues in Early Childhood [UWR]3ECED 311, 312

CORE 2 COURSES (28 credits)

Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
Course #Title [and course information]Credit(s)Prerequisite(s)
ECED 411Math Methods in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 412Science Methods in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 413Social Science Methods in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 414Language Ats Methods in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 416Creative Arts Methods in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 417Intro to Individuals with Exceptionalities: EC [UWR]3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 418Multicultural Education in Early Childhood [DPD]4ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 419Administration in Early Childhood3ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 309Early Childhood Practicum I1ECED 311, 312, all core one courses
ECED 409Early Childhood Practicum II2ECED 309, 311, 312, all core one courses

Total credits required for major: 51 [+6 prerequisite program credits = 57 total]

Last update June 2016