Recommended Course Sequence - Early Childhood Education and Liberal Studies (English Concentration)

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First Year

• FYI 100 First Year Introduction - 3 credits
• ENG 100/P College Writing/Plus - 3/5 credits
• ENG 130 Literary Analysis - 3 credits
  (substitutes for LAC T1LT)
• ENG 203 ^{C W2} Intro to Writing Lit Criticism - 3 credits
• EES 104 Dynamic Earth+Lab or
  PHS 105 Introductory Physical Sciences - 3/4 credits
• HIS 115/116 Intro to World History (Early/Modern) - 3 credits
• HIS 120/121 US History (Early/Recent) - 3 credits
• T1A LAC Tier 1: Arts in Context - 3 credits
• MAT 139P Number Systems Plus - 4 credits
  (required for LAC Tier 1: Mathematics)
• T1SS LAC Tier 1: Social Science
  Strongly recommended:
  PSC 110 American Govt./Politics - 3 credits

Second Year

• BIO 304 Genetics and Society - 3 credits
  (required for LAC Tier 2: Natural Science)
• EES 104 Dynamic Earth+Lab or
  PHS 105 Introductory Physical Sciences - 3/4 credits
• ECE 215 Foundations of Early Childhood Ed. - 3 credits
• ECO 200 Principles of Macroeconomics or
  GEO 100 Introduction to Geography or
  PSC 110 ^~  American Government and Politics - 3 credits
• ENG 223 ^C Survey of American Literature - 3 credits
• ENG ^{C *} Creative Writing or
  Reading Culture or
  Rhetoric & Composition - 3 credits
• HPE 201 Current Issues in Health Ed - 1 credit
• MAT 140 Geometry/Prob for ELE Teach - 3 credits
• PSY 206 Psychology of Childhood) - 3 credits
  (meets LAC Tier 2: Individuals & Society)
• T1HW LAC Tier 1: Health and Wellness - 2 credits
• T2CP LAC Tier 2: Cultural Perspectives - 3 credits

Total: 30-31 credits

Third Year

CORE I (Fall) - 10 credits

• ECE 315 Play & Social Development
• ECE 325 Language and Literacy
• ECE 330 Mathematics Pedagogy

CORE II (Spring) - 10 credits

• ECE 355 Reading/Writing Prim. Yrs.
• ECE 400 Social Studies Pedagogy
• ECE 460 Science Pedagogy

• ENG 328 Children’s Literature - 3 credits
• ENG 338 Linguistic Analysis - 3 credits
• ENG ^C * Creative Writing or
  Reading Culture or
  Rhetoric & Composition - 3 credits
• MAT 217 Statistics for Liberal Studies - 3 credits
  (substitutes for LAC T2IT)

Total: 32 credits

Fourth Year

CORE III (Fall) - 9 credits

• ECE 420 Dev. Of Yng. Child w/Spec.
• ECE 410 Families, Culture & Dev.
• ECE 425 Practicum in EC Spec. Ed.

CORE IV (Spring) - 9 credits

• ECE 405 Adapting EC Curr. For Incl.
• ECE 445 Student Teaching

• ENG ^{C *} Reading Culture OR Creative Writing OR Rhetoric & Composition - 3 credits
• ENG 3** ^C 300-level English elective - 3 credits
• T2CE LAC Tier 2: Creative Expressions - 3 credits
• LSM 400 ^{C W3} Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies - 3 credits

Total: 30 credits

^C - Concentration Requirement

^W2 - Stage 2 Writing Requirement

^W3 - Stage 3 Writing Requirement

~ Note: Students must take the ECO/GEO/PSC placement test and speak to their academic advisor before choosing which of these courses to take. Students who take PSC 110 for T1SS must take either ECO 200 or GEO 100 to fulfill this requirement.

* Note: The concentration requires that students take one course in the Creative Writing category, one in the Reading Culture category, and one in the Rhetoric and Composition category.