Recommended Course Sequence - Early Childhood Education and Liberal Studies (History/Social Science Concentration)

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 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
HIS 230/231 ^C European History - 3 credits
T1A LAC Tier 1: Arts in Context - 3 credits
MAT 139P Number Systems - 4 credits
(required for LAC Tier 1: Mathematics)
T1SS LAC Tier 1: Social Science
Strongly recommended:
PSC 110 American Govt./Politics - 3 credits

Total: 31-34 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 328 Children’s Literature - 3 credits
HIS 200 Historical Research and Writing or
PSC 201 ^C ^W2 Applied Qualitative Methods - 3-4 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: 30-32 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 338 Linguistic Analysis - 3 credits
HIS 3** ^C 300-level History elective - 3 credits
MAT 217 Statistics for Liberal Studies - 3 credits
(substitutes for LAC T2IT)
PSC 300 ^C Ideological Divisions in the US - 3 credits

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
T2CE LAC Tier 2: Creative Expressions - 3 credits
HIS 3** * 300-level History elective - 3 credits
HIS 3** * 300-level History elective - 3 credits
HIS 400/406/407 Seminar in American/European/World History or
HIS 420 Seminar in American Civilization or
PSC 460 Seminar in Political Science ^C ^W3 - 3/4 credits

Total: 30-31 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: Of the three 300-level history electives for the concentration, at least one must be in US history and at least one must be in non-US history.