Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a total of 123 semester hours for the TLED – Early Childhood Education Track
2. Students must take the Praxis II Exam during their Junior year to complete licensure requirements.
3. Application to the Senior professional year is required.
4. Students must complete and maintain a 2.75 minimum grade point average in courses counting toward Major requirements.
5. Students must complete and maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average in Licensure coursework to complete licensure requirements. Please see an advisor for more information on this requirement.
6. Transfer courses must be approved by faculty and/or advisor to apply to the major.

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  Take thirty-six semester hours from the following Teaching, Learning & Development major courses:

       Note:  New courses are being created on an ongoing basis for this major.  Please see an advisor for updates to this list.

• CLDE 4030 - Language Development and Acquisition
• CLDE 4825 - Techniques in Teaching English as a Second Language
• EDFN 1000 - Equality, Rights & Education

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• HDFR 2110 - Child Ecology  or
• EPSY 3050 - Children’s Thinking and Assessment

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• LCRT 3710 - Primary Literacy: Pre-Third Grade
• LCRT 4720 - Writing Development and Instruction
• MATH 3040 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

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• SPED 4030 - Understanding Students in Urban Contexts or
• ECED 4300 - Exceptional Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom

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• SPED 4300 - Collaborating In Schools and Communities
• SPED 4400 - Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• TLED 2000 - Technology for Educators
• UEDU 4000 - Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment
• UEDU 4010 - Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education

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• UEDU 4020 - Co-developing Culturally Responsive Classroom Communities

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  Take forty-four semester hours from the following Early Childhood Education licensure courses (courses marked with an asterisk are ECE Field Experiences):

       Note:  New courses are being created on an ongoing basis for this major.  Please see an advisor for updates to this list.

• ECED 2930 - Infant & Toddler Field Experience & Seminar
• ECED 4000 - ECE as a Profession
• ECED 4010 - Social Studies & Creative Arts

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• ECED 4020 - Science for P-2 Classrooms or
• SCED 4004 - Elementary Science Teaching

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• ECED 4030 - Nutrition, Health, and Safety
• ECED 4040 - Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs
• ECED 4060 - Working with Families, Professionals, and Communities
• ECED 4070 - Development and Education of Infant and Toddlers
• ECED 4102 - Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum Methods and Techniques
• ECED 4200 - Assessment for Early Childhood Classrooms
• ECED 4202 - Classroom Management to Promote Prosocial Behavior
• ECED 4931 - Internship I & Collaborative Learning Community
• ECED 4932 - Internship II & Collaborative Learning Community
• ECED 4933 - Internship III & Development Field Experience & Seminar
• EDHD 2930 - Learning & Development Field Experience & Seminar

Take nine semester hours of Early Childhood Education electives.  Please see an advisor from the School of Education and Human Development for a list of pre-approved courses.