Child Development, BA

CIP Code: 19.0706

NOTE: This major is intended for those individuals not seeking state teacher certification.

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

Professional Education Core

EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three †
EDPS 383 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 373 - Technology and Instructional Media Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 333 - Child Psychology Semester Hours: Three
OR
PSYC 313 - Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200) Semester Hours: Three
EDPS 453/553 - the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 21 Hours

†Students who transfer in a course for EDUC 203 that does not include an equivalent field experience must take EDCL 200 .

Field Experience Core

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One ²
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 )
EDCL 411 - Teaching Field Experience II ³
EDUC 410 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411)
ECCL 466 - Working with the Preschool Child Semester Hours: Six (180 clock hours)

Total: 8 Hours

Early Childhood Education Core

ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three (first offering FA-15)
ECED 363 - Family and Community Resources in Early Childhood: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three (includes infant/toddler field experience)
ECED 373 - Health, Nutrition, and Safety of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three
ECED 413/513 - Language Acquisition of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
ECED 453/553 - Role of Movement and Creative Arts in Development of the Young Child: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹(includes Pre-K field experience)
ECED 443/543 - Diagnostic Procedures in Early Childhood Education Semester Hours: Three 1
ECSP 423/523 - Family Engagement and Partnership: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 21 Hours

Additional Required Course

ELED 453/553 - Integrated Language Arts Concepts and Children’s Literature for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Elective from the Following Courses

ECSP 403/503 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ECSP 413/513 - Teaching Young Children with Disabilities: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ECSP 433/533 - Assistive Technology and Augmentive Communication Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 413/513 - Language Development and Disorders of the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 463/563 - Individual Diagnostics and Classroom Assessment Semester Hours: Three
COST 403 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Semester Hours: Three
PSHU 423 - Introduction to the Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Note

¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
²Must be in grades PreK-3
³Must be in grades PreK-3, different age group than in EDCL 211

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Fiddler on the Roof

Child Development, BA

Major Requirements

Professional Education Core

Total: 21 Hours

Field Experience Core

Total: 8 Hours

Early Childhood Education Core

Total: 21 Hours

Additional Required Course

Total: 3 Hours

Elective from the Following Courses

Total: 3 Hours

Note

Total: 59 Hours