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Recommended Course Sequence - Early Childhood Education and Liberal Studies (Environmental Earth Science 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)
  • EES 104 C Dynamic Earth + Lab P - 4 credits
  • EES 130 Ancient Environments + Lab - 4 credits
  • HIS 115/116 Intro to World History (Early/Modern) - 3 credits
  • HIS 120/121 US History (Early/Recent) - 3 credits
  • MAT 139P Number Systems Plus - 4 credits
    (required for LAC Tier 1: Mathematics)
  • T1HW LAC Tier 1: Health and Wellness - 2 credits
  • T1SS LAC Tier 1: Social Science
    Strongly recommended:
    PSC 110 American Govt./Politics - 3 credits
Total: 32-34 credits

Second Year

  • BIO 304 Genetics and Society - 3 credits
    (required for LAC Tier 2: Natural Science)
  • 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
  • LSM 250 W2 Science Writing - 3 credits
  • ENG 328 Children's Literature - 3 credits
  • HPE 201 Current Issues in Health Ed - 1 credit
  • MAT 140 Geometry/Prob for ELE Teach - 3 credits
  • EES 205 C Sustainable Energy & Environment - 3 credits
  • PSY 206 Psychology of Childhood) - 3 credits
  • T1A LAC Tier 1: Arts in Context - 3 credits

Total: 32 credits

Third Year

  • EES 224 C Landform Analysis + Lab - 4 credits
  • EES 330 C Mineralogy and Rock Analysis + Lab - 4 credits

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

 

  • T2CP LAC Tier 2: Cultural Perspectives - 3 credits
  • MAT 217 Statistics for Liberal Studies - 3 credits
    (substitutes for LAC T2IT)

Total: 34 credits

Fourth Year

T2CE LAC Tier 2: Creative Expressions - 3 credits

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 338 Linguistic Analysis - 3 credits
  • LSM 400 C W3 Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies - 3 credits
  • EES 204 C Global Climate Change - 3 credits or
    EES 222     C Water and Society - 3 credits or
    EES 340     C Geographic Information Systems + Lab - 4 credits or
    EES 344     C Sedimentology and Stratigraphy + Lab - 5 credits

Total: 30-31 credits

C - Concentration Requirement

W2 - Stage 2 Writing Requirement

W3 - Stage 3 Writing Requirement

P - prerequisite for all other EES, must be taken Fall of first year

~ 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.