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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Early Childhood Education B.S.
Sub-plan: Primary Education
Sample Plan: Primary Education
Total Credits: 124.5
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMP 1011 - Composition I : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
ART 1352 - Pottery Design and Techniques : 3.0 cr : HUMANITIES
BIOL 1000 - Biology and Society : 4.0 cr : BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV
LE (Goal 2 - Critical Thinking) :2.0 cr
LE (Goal 5 - Hist & Behavrl/SocSci) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
COMP 1013 - Composition II : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
LE (Goal 4 - Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
LE (Goal 2 - Critical Thinking) :1.0 cr
LE (Goal 7 - Human Diversity) :3.0 cr
LE (Goal 9 - Eth/Civic Responsblty) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ED 2200 - Foundations of Education : 3.0 cr
ED 2100 - Child and Adolescent Development and Learning : 3.0 cr : HI/BEH/SSC
ED 2300 - Introduction to Early Childhood and Elementary Education : 3.0 cr
LE (Goal 3b - Physical Science) :3.0 cr
LE (Goal 6 - Hum: Arts/Lit/Phil, Goal 8 - Global Perspective) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
ED 3009 - Human Relations in Diversity : 2.0 cr
ED 3500 - Introduction to Special Education : 2.0 cr
ECE 3420 - Nurturing and Collaborative Relationships for Infants and Toddlers : 3.0 cr
ED 3110 - Educational Psychology : 3.0 cr
ED 2877 - Social Studies in Elementary Education : 2.0 cr
ED 2878 - Science in Elementary Education : 2.0 cr
ED 2000 - Technology in Elementary Classrooms : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
ED 3000 - Cultural Immersion : 1.0 cr
ED 3010 - Child Guidance and Classroom Management : 3.0 cr
ECE 4700 - Creative Arts and Language Arts: Preprimary : 4.0 cr
ED 2860 - Mathematics for Elementary Teaching : 2.0 cr
ED 3301 - Creating Meaning Through Literature and Arts : 4.0 cr
ECE 4730 - Understanding and Supporting Parenting : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 18.0 cr
ECE 3410 - Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers : 4.0 cr
ECE 4702 - Mathematics, Social Studies, and Sciences: Preprimary : 4.0 cr
ED 3870 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Education : 3.0 cr
ED 3201 - Reading and Language Arts : 4.0 cr
ED 4500 - Teaching in Inclusive Learning Environments : 2.0 cr
ED 3800 - Elementary Education Classroom Experiences : 0.5 cr
ED 3800 - Elementary Education Classroom Experiences : 0.5 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.5 cr
ED 3202 - Writing and Language Arts : 2.0 cr
ED 4750 - Family, School, and Community Relations : 3.0 cr
ED 3901 - The Professional Teacher I : 0.5 cr
ECE 4440 - Infant and Toddler Student Teaching : 3.0 cr
ECE 4811 - Preschool Student Teaching : 5.0 cr
PUBH 3005 - Fundamentals of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Teacher Education (UMTC) : 1.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
ED 3902 - The Professional Teacher II : 1.0 cr
ECE 4812 - Kindergarten Student Teaching : 4.0 cr
ED 4827 - Elementary Student Teaching : 7.0 cr