Early Childhood B.A.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
The Early Childhood program will allow Early Childhood educators the opportunity to further their professional growth through distance learning, including 2-way video and Internet. The philosophy of the Early Childhood program incorporates the Reflective Experiential Model of Mayville State University’s Teacher Education program. The program will prepare students to work in a variety of leadership positions, including Early Childhood Education teachers, Early Childhood administrators, supervisors, curriculum specialists, and education coordinators in preschool programs.
Students will complete the essential studies courses and core requirements for the Early Childhood major.
Early Childhood majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses are required: COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125, PSYC 111, and SOC 110.
Students are encouraged to take HPER 210 - First Aid and CPR or complete the training locally to be certified in First Aid/CPR.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- SLO 1: Learner & Learning: Students understand diversity in learning and developmental processes and create supportive and safe learning environments for students to thrive.
- SLO 2: Content: Students understand subject matter deeply and flexibly so they can advance their students’ learning, address misconceptions and apply ideas to everyday life.
- SLO 3: Instructional Practice: Students will plan instruction, utilize effective instructional strategies and technologies, and continuously assess students for mastery and decision-making purposes.
- SLO 4: Professional Responsibility: Students will take responsibility for student learning, collaborative relationships, their own professional growth, and the advancement of the profession.
Requirements
Core Professional Courses
| EC 210 | Introduction to ECE | 3 |
| EC 211 | Observations, Assessment, and Interpretation Techniques | 3 |
| EC 313 | Language & Literacy in ECE | 3 |
| EC 320 | Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| EC 322 | Administration & Leadership in ECE | 3 |
| EC 333 | Pre-K Methods/Materials | 3 |
| EC 335 | Art, Music, and Play in ECE | 3 |
| EC 336/SPED 336 | Social & Emotional Development & Guidance in ECE | 3 |
| EC 338/SPED 338 | Home, School, Community Relations | 3 |
| EC 341 | Routines, Guidance & Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| EC 375 | Infant and Toddler Field Experience | 3 |
| EC 376 | Field Experience in ECE | 1 |
| EC 418 | Technology, Math, and Science in ECE | 3 |
| EDUC 381 | Human Relations and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| HPER 315 | Movement Education in Early Childhood | 2 |
| PSYC 255 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 388 | Autism Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| SPED 237 | Special Needs in ECE | 3 |
| SPED 289 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 343 | Classroom Accommodations and Modifications | 3 |
| SPED 340 | Assessment & Documentation in Infant & Toddler Programs | 3 |
| SPED 344 | Augmented and Alternative Communication | 3 |
| SOC 355 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
| UNIV 345 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| ASL 101* | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| EC 398 | Child Development Internship | 6 |
Elective courses (minimum of 5 credits)
* American Sign Language is offered through Lake Region State College
*other languages of study may be used to substitute for the language credits requirement
*No minor required