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Duluth Campus
Unified Early Childhood Studies B.A.Sc.Education
College of Education and Human Service Professions
The unified early childhood studies program and licensures include interdisciplinary curricula that prepare students for work in a variety of settings with children of diverse ability levels, from birth through age eight.
Graduates find employment in public schools, community and private preschool programs, early primary grades in elementary schools, programs for children ages birth through six with identified disabilities or delays, home and center-based child care, Head Start programs, and hospital-based settings.
All students complete a common core of courses in child development, parent-child relations, early childhood curriculum and programming, early childhood special education, community resources, and educational leadership and program administration.
The unified early childhood studies major leads to Minnesota licensure in early childhood education (birth through grade three) and early childhood special education. International student teaching placements are available.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
54 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students admitted to UMD as pre-early childhood majors must apply for candidacy after completion of required lower division coursework. The number of students admitted to candidacy in the program each year is based on availability of suitable programs for practicum experience. Candidates are selected on GPA of at least 2.70 (cumulative & transfer, major courses at time of application, personal written statement, completed MTLE Basic Skills test, demonstrated commitment to working children, 3 recommendation letters from professional who have observed the applicant working with children, minimum 60 hour working with young children (60 hrs supervised past 2 yrs), C- or better in all required courses for major, completed or in progress of ECH 2010. EDUC 1000, 1100, 1101 & SPED 4433. Students should apply fall of their sophomore year; transfer students may be admitted with advanced standing.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
This course will be waived for transfer students or students who change colleges from a college where it is not required.
Register course for one credit.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Lower Division (21 - 22 cr)
ECH 2010 - Foundational Issues in Early Childhood Studies
(3.0 cr)
ECH 2015 - Literature for Young Children
(3.0 cr)
ECH 2025 - Brain Development: Environments and Relationships
[SOC SCI]
(3.0 cr)
EDUC 1100 - Human Diversity
[LE CAT, LECD C, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
EDUC 1101 - Education in Modern Society
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. Compliance with general regulations governing granting of degrees. Students are required to review their degree status in the CEHSP Advising & Academic Services Office early in their senior year.
2. Recommendations for licensure are based on successful completion of all program-related courses; demonstration of satisfactory outcomes required by the program; acceptable performance in field experiences, including student teaching; and successful completion of all tests required by the Board of Teaching.
3. Students must obtain personal liability insurance while working in programs.
4. Students are expected to: a) make satisfactory progress each semester, including grades of C- or better in all courses required in the major; b) demonstrate acceptable professional performance in applied learning settings (e.g., laboratory, field experiences, clinical experiences); and c) obtain an approved background check before being placed in clinical, field, intern, or student teaching experiences. Students who do not meet program expectations can be dismissed from the major. Details on these requirements are available from the department office.
Diversity Immersion Experience
Candidates must spend a minimum of 40 hours at a formal or nonformal educational setting that has a high percentage (greater than 50 percent) of children, young adults, or families from diverse communities. The format of this experience allows candidates to observe, interact, and reflect in an educational setting guided by focus questions and recommended readings.
Students must meet this requirement after they take EDUC 1101 and before they complete their education program. Registration for credit is not required, however, candidates who wish to earn credit may register for EDUC 4994.
Block 1 (14 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. ECH 4400 is taken in both Block 1 and Block 3 for a total of 2 credits.
ECH 3050 - Early Relationships in Young Children: Observing and Guiding
(3.0 cr)
ECH 3055 - Creative Expressions and Emergent Literacy: Birth - Age 8
(3.0 cr)
ECH 3104 - Family Partnerships
(1.0 cr)
ECH 4400 - Professional Development Seminar
(1.0 cr)
SPED 3103 - Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
(3.0 cr)
Block 2 (17 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently.
ECH 4010 - Infant and Early Childhood Perceptual and Psychomotor Development
(2.0 cr)
SPED 3105 - Young Children with Special Needs: Ages Three-Eight
(3.0 cr)
SPED 3106 - Working with Young Children with Low Incidence Disabilities
(3.0 cr)
SPED 3109 - Supporting Social/Emotional Development Birth-8
(3.0 cr)
SPED 4435 - Parent and Professional Communication and Collaboration
(3.0 cr)
Block 3 (17 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. ECH 4400 is taken in both Block 1 and Block 3 for a total of 2 credits.
ECH 3021 - Teaching Mathematics: Birth-Age Eight
(3.0 cr)
ECH 3022 - Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
(3.0 cr)
ECH 3030 - Inquiry, Social Studies, and Science Learning: Birth-Age Eight
(3.0 cr)
ECH 3060 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children
(3.0 cr)
ECH 4400 - Professional Development Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Block 4 (14 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Application for student teaching must be made by the 4th Friday of the semester before student teaching. Applications are available from the Dept of Educ website. Incompletes must be cleared before filing application. Students must have grades of C- or better in all required courses in the major to be eligible for student teaching. ECH 4600 register for 9 credits.
ECH 4600 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood/Primary
(3.0-12.0 cr)
ECH 4610 - Professional Issues Seminar in Early Childhood Education
(1.0 cr)
SPED 3205 - Foundations in Early Childhood Assessment
(2.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Virginia
The requirements for the program at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (MRCTC) are the same as the UMD on-campus degree. Students are admitted with an associate degree or courses that transfer to UMD's liberal education program. A UMD faculty member is assigned as a cohort adviser and travels to MRCTC at least once a semester; other advising is accomplished via e-mail.
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