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 Early
Childhood/Special Education
The
early childhood/special education program is based on three areas of
study. The liberal arts core requirements of the college give the
future teacher the broad base of knowledge necessary for early
childhood education. The required early childhood concentration with
emphasis provides content necessary for teaching at this level. The
early childhood education requirements provide the necessary
background knowledge in pedagogy, development, psychology and
history specific to this level of education.
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Education Teacher Certification
Students who wish to qualify for a provisional certificate in early
childhood/special education school, teaching in New York State
(birth-grade 2) must complete the early childhood curriculum
concentration and select one of eight options for their emphasis:
American Sign Language, communication, English, family and child
studies, global studies, mathematics, Spanish, or science. They must
complete all degree requirements for the major; they must complete
one semester of a foreign language or its equivalent (two years of a
single language in high school fulfills this requirement); they must
complete the required hours of field experience working with
students in their area and level of desired certification, students
with disabilities, and students in a high-needs school; they must
complete workshops in mandated reporting, substance abuse, and
violence prevention; and they must complete the New York state
battery of teacher exams. Further details on these examinations are
available in the division office. |
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Requirements for Early Childhood Education courses |
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EDU 002 |
Mandated
Reporting Workshop |
0 |
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EDU 003 |
Violence
Prevention Workshop |
0 |
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EDU 105 |
Education of Diverse Learners |
3 |
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EDU 209 |
Early
Childhood Perspectives of Disabilities |
3 |
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EDU 210 |
A
Systems Perspective in Special Education |
3 |
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EDU 270 |
Early
Childhood Curriculum |
4 |
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EDU 275 |
Early
Language and Literacy |
3 |
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EDU 308 |
Teaching
in Inclusive Schools |
3 |
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EDU 312 |
Early
Childhood Literacy and the Diverse Learner |
3 |
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EDU 372 |
Planning
and Assessment in Early Childhood |
4 |
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EDU 374 |
Professionalism and Leadership in Early Childhood |
3 |
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EDU 410 |
Professional Management Issues |
2 |
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EDU 411 |
Student
Teaching Seminar |
1 |
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EDU 456 |
Student
Teaching in Early Childhood |
11 |
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SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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SOC
344 |
Sociology of the Family |
3 |
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Two 300
level Field Periods are required. |
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TOTAL CREDITS 48 |
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*Meets
College core requirement. |
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Liberal Arts Courses |
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ENV105 |
Environmental Science * |
4 |
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HIS
120 |
United
States History to 1877 * |
3 |
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PE
140 |
Design
for Active Living * |
3 |
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POL 140 |
World
Politics * |
3 |
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PSY 123 |
Human
Development * |
3 |
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PSY 249 |
Infancy
and Early Childhood |
3 |
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XXX
101 |
Foreign Language I |
3 |
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TOTAL CREDITS 12 |
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*Meets
College core requirement. |
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Early Childhood Concentration |
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BIO
208 |
Life and
the Universe |
4 |
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ENG 313 |
Children’s Literature |
3 |
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HIS
121 |
United
States History from 1877 |
3 |
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GEO 301 |
Geography |
3 |
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MAT 220 |
Structures of the Number System |
3 |
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TOTAL CREDITS 16 |
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Each student is required to complete one of the following emphasis
or have earned a bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts field: |
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Emphasis Options Include:
American
Sign Language
Art
Communications
English
Family
and Child Studies
Global
Studies
Mathematics
Science
Spanish
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