Early Childhood Development and Education (B.S.Erly.Chldhd.Dev.Ed.)
Coursework will prepare students to be recommended for Idaho Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education (ECE/ECSE) Blended Teacher Certification. Students will be certified to teach children birth through grade three.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr) |
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Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr) |
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Internship Seminar (1 cr) |
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Teaching Reading and Literacy (3 cr) |
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Literature for Children (3 cr) |
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Teaching Writing/Language Arts (3 cr) |
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Elementary Art Education (3 cr) |
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Elementary Mathematics Education (3 cr) |
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Elementary Social Studies Education (3 cr) |
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Elementary Science Education (3 cr) |
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Integrated Methods Practicum I (1 cr) |
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Integrated Methods Practicum II (1 cr) |
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Technology, Teaching and Learning (2 cr) |
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Elementary Internship I (7 cr) |
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Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr) |
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Classroom Applications of Learning Theories (2 cr) |
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Language, Communication Development, and Disorders (3 cr) |
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Special Education Internship II (7 cr) |
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Concepts in Human Nutrition (3 cr) |
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Intro to Early Childhood Educ (2 cr) |
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Infancy and Early Childhood Dev (3 cr) |
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Principles & Methods of Child Observation (3 cr) |
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Developmental Curriculum for Young Children (4 cr) |
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Parent-Child Relationships in Family & Community (3 cr) |
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Feeding Young Children in Group Settings (1 cr) |
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Theories of Child & Family Development (3 cr) |
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Assessment: Early Childhood/SPED (3 cr) |
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Early Childhood SPED Curriculum (3 cr) |
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Infant & Toddler SPED Internship (1-7 cr) |
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Practicum: Preschool (8 cr) |
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Early Childhood Mathematics (4 cr) |
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Elementary Health & Physical Education (3 cr) |
General Education Humanities Course (3 cr)
General Education Mathematics Course (3 cr)
English Literature Elective (3 cr)
Natural Science electives (8 cr)
Social Science electives (9 cr)
US History course (Hist) or US Government course (PolS) (3 cr)
Courses to total 139 credits for this degree