Early Childhood Care and Education| Birth – Age 8 | Non-Certification
I. Unified Theme — Professional Education | 49 hours |
| EDEC 206 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDEC 220 | Collaboration and Communication in Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDEC 245 | Early Childhood Health, Nutrition, and Safety | 3 |
| EDEC 302 | Administration of Early Childhood Programs | 2 |
| EDUC 305 | Promoting Literacy and Language in Young Children | 2 |
| EDEC 309 | Material and Methods for Teaching Math/Science | 3 |
| EDEC 310 | Teaching Experiences | 5 |
| EDEC 311 | Programming and Planning for Primary Aged Children | 3 |
| EDEC 312 | Programming and Planning for Preschoolers | 3 |
| EDEC 313 | Programming and Planning for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| EDEC 315 | Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDEC 317 | Integrated Arts in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDEC 320 | Positive Behavior Support Strategies in Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDEC 390 | Working with Young Children, Families, and Community | 3 |
| EDEC 424 | Observation/Assessment in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDUC 130 | Professional Skills Development | 1 |
| EDUC 321 | Techniques for Integrating Educational Technology in the Elementary and Secondary Classroom | 3 |
| Note: Courses may overlap between Unified Theme and Cultural, Scientific, and Societal studies. Courses between General Education requirements and the major requirements may not overlap. |
II. Liberal Studies Themes | 33 hours |
| Cultural Studies | 9 hours |
| EDUC 120 | Educational Philosophy and Trends | 3 |
| EDUC 301 | Issues in Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 418 | Education of Exceptional Children and Youth | 3 |
| Scientific Studies | 12 hours |
| MATH Elective | Mathematics elective | 4 |
| MATH Elective | Mathematics elective* | 4 |
| BIOL | Biology elective | 4 |
| | *If student takes BIOL 140 at WAU, Health elective is waived. | |
| Societal Studies | 9 hours |
| EDUC 242 | Human Learning | 3 |
| HIST 125/126 | World History | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Required Cognate | 3 hours |
| HIST 275/276 United States History I or II | 3 |
III. General Education Requirements | 38 hours |
| NOT to be repeated in major. | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Research and Literature | 3 |
| COMM 105 | Introduction to Oral Communication | 3 |
| INSY 110/CPTR 105 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| INTD 315 | Ethics in Modern Society | 3 |
| INTD 327 | Issues in Religion and Culture | 3 |
| LITR | Literature elective | 3 |
| PSYC 105 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| GEOG | Geography elective | 3 |
| PEAC | Physical Education activity elective | 1 |
| HLSC/NUTR | Health elective | 2 |
| HMNT | Humanities elective | 3 |
| | Electives | 5 |
| Upper-division courses must total at least 36 hours. |
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