Early Childhood Education

A candidate seeking a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood will obtain the knowledge, skills and dispositions to teach students ages birth to 8 years, with or without disabilities.  The program includes a Liberal Arts Sequence, Teacher Education Core Courses, and the Early Childhood Course Sequence.  Successful Praxis I and II requirements, and clinic and student teaching experiences are required for Wisconsin licensure. 

Note: Additional courses may be added to the Early Childhood Sequence in order to pursue the Early Childhood-Middle Childhood (ages birth-11) licensure.

Undergraduate candidates must pass Praxis I Mathematics, Reading, and Writing before taking 300 and 400 level program courses.

  1. BIO 380 Environmental Education Workshop0-1
  2. EDU 264 Literature for Teaching 3
  3. EDU 266 Introduction to Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners3
  4. EDU 359 Clinical PreKindergarten1
  5. EDU 359 Clinical Kindergarten1
  6. EDU 359 Clinical Middle Childhood (ages 6-8)1
  7. EDU 362 Early Childhood Humanities3
  8. EDU 363 Emergent Literacy and Language Arts3
  9. EDU 364 Early Childhood Mathematics and Science Curriculum and Methods3
  10. EDU 365 Early Childhood Social Studies Curriculum and Methods3
  11. EDU 462 Early Childhood Curriculum and Methods3
  12. EDU 463 Early Childhood Program Administration3
Student Teaching Requirements for Early Childhood Licensure (3-18 credits)
  1. EDU 453 Student Teaching PreKindergarten1-6
  2. EDU 453 Student Teaching Kindergarten1-6
  3. EDU 453 Student Teaching Middle Childhood (ages 6-8)1-6

Add the following courses to pursue Early Childhood-Middle Childhood Licensure Option (23-38 credits)

  1. ART 445 Early/Middle Childhood Art Curriculum and Methods3
  2. EDU 347 Physical Education Curriculum and Methods3
  3. EDU 367 Reading and Language Arts Curriculum and Methods2
  4. EDU 368 Science Curriculum and Methods3
  5. EDU 369 Social Studies Curriculum and Methods3
  6. EDU 465 Mathematics Curriculum and Methods3
  7. MUS 342 Music Curriculum and Methods3
Student Teaching Requirements for Early Childhood-Middle Childhood Licensure
  1. EDU 453 Student Teaching PreKindergarten1-6
  2. EDU 453 Student Teaching Kindergarten1-6
  3. EDU 453 Student Teaching Middle Childhood (ages 6-8 or 8-11)1-6
  1. Teacher Education Core Courses30
  2. Early Childhood Course Sequence Credits 27-28
  3. Liberal Arts Core 45-50
  4. Electives12-18
  5. Total Program Credits 120

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