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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.

The minimum credits required for graduation are 139, including at least 36 credits at the 300-level or above. Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 401

Internship Seminar (1 cr)

EDCI 320

Foundations of Literacy Development (4 cr)

EDCI 321

Literature for Children (3 cr)

EDCI 322

Integrated Language & Literacy (3 cr)

EDCI 325

Elementary Art Education (3 cr)

EDCI 327

Elementary Mathematics Education (3 cr)

EDCI 328

Elementary Social Studies Education (3 cr)

EDCI 329

Elementary Science Education (3 cr)

EDCI 408

Integrated Methods Practicum I (1 cr)

EDCI 409

Integrated Methods Practicum II (1 cr)

EDCI 483

Elementary Internship I (7 cr)

EDSP 300

Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)

EDSP 325

Classroom Applications of Learning Theories (2 cr)

EDSP 350

Language, Communication Development, and Disorders (3 cr)

EDSP 484

Special Education Internship II (7 cr)

FCS 205

Concepts in Human Nutrition (3 cr)

FCS 210

Intro to Early Childhood Educ (2 cr)

FCS 234

Infancy and Early Childhood Dev (3 cr)

FCS 235

Principles & Methods of Child Observation (3 cr)

FCS 333

Developmental Curriculum for Young Children (4 cr)

FCS 340

Parent-Child Relationships in Family & Community (3 cr)

FCS 435

Feeding Young Children in Group Settings (1 cr)

FCS 436

Theories of Child & Family Development (3 cr)

FCS 480

Assessment: Early Childhood/SPED (3 cr)

FCS 481

Early Childhood SPED Curriculum (3 cr)

FCS 490

Infant & Toddler SPED Internship (1-7 cr)

FCS 497

Practicum: Preschool (8 cr)

Math 301

Early Childhood Mathematics (4 cr)

MusT 381

Elementary School Music Methods for Nonmajors (3 cr)

PEP 350

Elementary Health & Physical Education (3 cr)

Core Mathematics Course (3 cr)

US History course (Hist) or US Government course (PolS) (3 cr)

English Literature Elective (3 cr)

Humanities elective (3 cr)

Natural Science electives (8 cr)

Social Science electives (9 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree