ECE Program Changes
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM CREDIT UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS ENGL 110
Critical Reading and Writing 3 (minimum
grade C-) First
Year Experience (FYE) 0-4 Discovery Learning
Experience (DLE) 3 Creative
Arts and Humanities 3 History
and Cultural Change 3 Mathematics,
Natural Sciences and Technology 3 Social
and Behavioral Sciences 3 Some
university requirements may be met by your major requirements. See your advisor for a planning guide. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS English
Literature course (see HDFS department for approved list; this requirement
may fulfill University Creative Arts and Humanities requirement) 3 Second Writing Course (3 Credits) chosen from courses
satisfying the Arts and Sciences Second Writing Requirement. This requirement
may be fulfilled through a course taken to complete other course
requirements. Creative
Arts and Humanities or Foreign
Language (including: CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT,
RUSS, SPAN, if Creative Arts and Humanities requirement is
fulfilled by English Literature course)
3 LING 101 Introduction to Linguistics 3 PSYC 100 General Psychology or Sociology
course
3 History and
Cultural Change 6 (3 credits
of this requirement fulfills the University History and Cultural Change
requirement) Social and
Behavioral Sciences
3 (Fulfills
University Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement) BISC 105
Human Heredity and Development 3 (Fulfills
University Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology requirement) Additional
Two 4-cr. courses from Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
w/labs
8 MATH 251
Numbers and Operations for K-8 Teachers (C- or better required)
3 MATH 252 K-8 Math: Rationals and
Probability or MATH 253K-8 Math: Geom., Alg., and Measurement 3 EDUC 210 Literature and Literacy for Young Children 3 EDUC 230 Introduction to
Exceptional Children 3 Focused Elective
3 (See HDFS Department for list of approved courses) HDFS 201 Life Span Development 3 HDFS 202 Foundations of Family
Studies 3 (fulfills University multicultural requirement) HDFS 220 Child Development I:
Prenatal to Age 3 3 HDFS 221 Child Development II:
3-8 years 3 HDFS 222 Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth to Grade 2 3 HDFS 224 Practicum in Inclusive
Curriculum: Birth to Grade 2 3 HDFS 350 Technology &
Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Educ. 3 HDFS 355 Professional Issues in
ECDE 3 HDFS 406 Supporting Literacy in
ECE 3 HDFS 411 Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth - Preschool 3 HDFS 412 Inclusive Curriculum:
Preschool - Kindergarten 3 HDFS 413 Inclusive Curriculum:
Kindergarten - Gr 2 3 HDFS 414 Classroom
Management/Guidance and Behavior Support 3 HDFS 431 Field Experience: Birth
to Preschool 1 HDFS 432 Field Experience:
Preschool-Kindergarten 2 HDFS 433 Field Experience:
Kindergarten - Grade 2 1 HDFS 435 Programs for Children
with Exceptionalities 3 HDFS 445 Family, School, and
Community Partnerships 3 HDFS 452 Assessment of Children 3 HDFS 470 Families and Children at
Risk 3 HDFS 480 Student Teaching Seminar 2 EDUC 400 Student Teaching 12 Prerequisites for EDUC 400
Student Teaching: a GPA 2.50 and a major field index of 2.75 (Information on
courses designated in major field is available from Department Office) and a
minimum grade of C- in all HDFS courses, EDUC 210, EDUC 230, MUED 390. Praxis Test Requirements ECE students must complete the
following Praxis test requirements: Praxis I: Passing
scores on the Praxis I test, all three subtests (reading, passing score =
175; writing, passing score = 173; and mathematics, passing score = 174),
prior to enrollment in HDFS 412. Praxis II: Proof of
having taken an appropriate academic CONTENT area test (e.g. Praxis II in
Elementary Content Knowledge or Fundamental Subject Area Test) or a
state-designated academic content knowledge test (e.g. New York State test in
the appropriate area, like the Elementary Multiple Subjects Test). A copy of
the Official score report must be submitted to the Delaware Center for the
Teacher Education, 200 Academy Street, during enrollment in EDUC 400 Student
Teaching or no later than November 1 for January graduates and May 1 for June
or summer graduates. An institutional recommendation for certification will
not be issued until the candidate has presented the official score report. ELECTIVES After required courses are
completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum
credits required for the degree. Only four credits of Music
ensemble and four credits of 100-200 level courses in Military Science/ Army
ROTC may be counted toward the degree. CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM
OF 124 |
DEGREE:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM CREDIT UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS ENGL 110
Critical Reading and Writing 3 (minimum
grade C-) First
Year Experience (FYE) 0-4 Discovery Learning
Experience (DLE) 3 Creative
Arts and Humanities 3 History
and Cultural Change 3 Mathematics,
Natural Sciences and Technology 3 Social
and Behavioral Sciences 3 Some
university requirements may be met by your major requirements. See your advisor for a planning guide. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS English
Literature course (see HDFS department for approved list; this requirement
may fulfill University Creative Arts and Humanities requirement) 3 Second Writing Course (3 Credits) chosen from courses
satisfying the Arts and Sciences Second Writing Requirement. This requirement
may be fulfilled through a course taken to complete other course requirements. Creative
Arts and Humanities or Foreign
Language (including: CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT,
RUSS, SPAN, if Creative Arts and Humanities requirement is
fulfilled by English Literature course) 3 LING 101 Introduction to Linguistics 3 PSYC 100 General Psychology or Sociology
course
3 History and
Cultural Change 6 (3 credits
of this requirement fulfills the University History and Cultural Change
requirement) Social and
Behavioral Sciences
3 (Fulfills
University Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement) BISC 105
Human Heredity and Development 3 (Fulfills
University Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology requirement) Additional
Two 4-cr. courses from Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
w/labs 8 MATH 251
Numbers and Operations for K-8 Teachers (C- or better required)
3 MATH 252 K-8 Math: Rationals and
Probability or MATH 253K-8 Math: Geom., Alg., and Measurement 3 EDUC 230 Introduction to
Exceptional Children 3 Focused Elective
3 (See HDFS Department for list of approved courses) HDFS 201 Life Span Development 3 HDFS 202 Foundations of Family
Studies 3 (fulfills University multicultural requirement) HDFS 220 Child Development I:
Prenatal to Age 3 3 HDFS 221 Child Development II:
3-8 years 3 HDFS 222 Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth to Grade 2 3 HDFS 224 Practicum in Inclusive
Curriculum: Birth to Grade 2 3 HDFS 350 Technology &
Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Educ. 3 HDFS 355 Professional Issues in
ECDE 3 HDFS 406 Supporting Literacy in ECE 3 HDFS 411 Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth - Preschool 3 HDFS 412 Inclusive Curriculum:
Preschool - Kindergarten 3 HDFS 413 Inclusive Curriculum:
Kindergarten - Gr 2 3 HDFS 414 Classroom
Management/Guidance and Behavior Support 3 HDFS 431 Field Experience: Birth
to Preschool 1 HDFS 432 Field Experience:
Preschool-Kindergarten 2 HDFS 433 Field Experience:
Kindergarten - Grade 2 1 HDFS 435 Programs for Children
with Exceptionalities 3 HDFS 445 Family, School, and
Community Partnerships 3 HDFS 452 Assessment of Children 3 HDFS 470 Families and Children at
Risk 3 HDFS 480 Student Teaching Seminar 2 EDUC 400 Student Teaching 12 Prerequisites for EDUC 400
Student Teaching: a GPA 2.50 and a major field index of 2.75 (Information on
courses designated in major field is available from Department Office) and a
minimum grade of C- in all HDFS courses, EDUC 210, EDUC 230, MUED 390. Praxis Test Requirements ECE students must complete the
following Praxis test requirements: Praxis I: Passing
scores on the Praxis I test, all three subtests (reading, passing score =
175; writing, passing score = 173; and mathematics, passing score = 174),
prior to enrollment in HDFS 412. Praxis II: Proof of
having taken an appropriate academic CONTENT area test (e.g. Praxis II in
Elementary Content Knowledge or Fundamental Subject Area Test) or a
state-designated academic content knowledge test (e.g. New York State test in
the appropriate area, like the Elementary Multiple Subjects Test). A copy of
the Official score report must be submitted to the Delaware Center for the
Teacher Education, 200 Academy Street, during enrollment in EDUC 400 Student
Teaching or no later than November 1 for January graduates and May 1 for June
or summer graduates. An institutional recommendation for certification will
not be issued until the candidate has presented the official score report.
After required courses are
completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum
credits required for the degree. Only four credits of Music
ensemble and four credits of 100-200 level courses in Military Science/ Army
ROTC may be counted toward the degree. CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM
OF 124 |