Early Childhood Education - B.S.E.
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education
两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education provides a comprehensive education in early childhood education studies. This program prepares students for various careers, including roles in early childhood education and related fields.
Program Information for Early Childhood Education - B.S.E.
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Program Description
Full Description
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Early Childhood Education focuses on professional preparation and application of current theory, methods and practices for future teachers of preschool to grade five classrooms. Students form a cohort and complete the five-block sequence of courses while gaining teaching experiences linked to coursework. All students complete field and practicum experiences in diverse settings, including urban and inclusive programs, and accumulate approximately 1,200 clock hours of field experience in preschool and elementary classrooms.
Graduates of the program who pass the State of Ohio Assessment Tests are eligible for Ohio licensure in Early Childhood, which is valid for teaching children, age three through grade five, who are typically developing, at-risk, gifted or who have mild/moderate educational needs.
Graduates also have the opportunity to receive an International Baccalaureate recognition certificate concurrent with the completion of the B.S.E. degree.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at 两性色午夜's website for professional licensure disclosure.
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Admissions
for Early Childhood Education - B.S.E.
Admission Requirements
Admission to this major is selective. As part of an enrollment management plan, students are admitted to the advanced study portion of the Early Childhood Education major on a selective basis. A maximum of 100 students will be admitted to advanced study each academic year. A minimum 2.750 overall high school grade point average is required. Students seeking admission to this program must meet all professional requirements for admission to advanced study and have a minimum 2.750 overall GPA in all previous undergraduate coursework. Because of the instituted enrollment management plan, meeting the above requirements does not automatically provide students admittance to the advanced study portion of the Early Childhood Education major. Faculty will select the most qualified applicants based upon the number of available student spaces, student essays and overall GPA. Students should contact the Vacca Office of Student Services, 304 White Hall, during the first year of study to inquire into the procedures associated with admission to advanced study and selective admission to the Early Childhood Education program.
Students who do not meet the GPA requirement at the time of admission for this major will be admitted to the EHHS General non-degree program until which time they have established a 两性色午夜 GPA of 2.750. They may then submit a change of program to declare this major.
Current 两性色午夜 and Transfer Students: Active 两性色午夜 students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at 两性色午夜 and meet all admission criteria listed above to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at 两性色午夜 will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at 两性色午夜 and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning a minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 47 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive English Program. For more information on international admission visit the admissions website for international students.
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Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Co-construct curriculum as a co-worker with learners and others (parents, families, colleagues and community members) to make sound decisions for learning and teaching experiences, as opposed to being passive receivers of prescribed curriculum.
- Synthesize conceptual understandings of children, theory, content, technology and sociocultural contexts into meaningful activities and opportunities for learning with all preschool-to-grade five students.
- Engage in the habit of self-assessment in order to continually uncover unknown possibilities in children’s learning, classroom practice, educational theory and one’s own teaching identity in the local and global context.
- Become committed to the children and their learning, the families and the local community while having an awareness of the global context; engage in continuous self-improvement and lifelong learning.
- Apply skills, knowledge and dispositions to challenge “questionable” policies that limit opportunities for all children.
- Utilize research and theory to develop varied and effective pedagogies and assessments that will positively impact all students’ learning (learning and teaching is a transdisciplinary practice).
- Advocate as ethical leaders and moral agents striving for social justice.
- Acknowledges and practices multiple, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multiracial, multi- social and -economic and multilingual perspectives in a global society.
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Coursework
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) CULT 29535 EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (min C grade) 3 ECED 10120 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (min C grade) 1 ECED 20101 UNDERSTANDING YOUNG CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT (min C grade) 3 ECED 20102 SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE ARTS IN PRESCHOOL (min C grade) 3 ECED 20103 PRESCHOOL TEACHING AND LEARNING (min C grade) 3 ECED 20105 FAMILY-SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN DIVERSE SETTINGS (min C grade) 3 ECED 20192 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN PRESCHOOL (ELR) 1 2 ECED 30201 TEACHING EARLY READERS (min C grade) 3 ECED 30202 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN THE EARLY YEARS (min C grade) 3 ECED 30205 CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY (min C grade) 3 ECED 30292 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY II (ELR) 1 1 ECED 30392 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY III (ELR) 1 1 ECED 40125 INQUIRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (min C grade) 3 ECED 40203 CRITICAL INQUIRY: THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE FRAMEWORK (min C grade) 3 ECED 40292 INTERNSHIP IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ELR) 1 9 ECED 40301 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (min C grade) 3 ECED 40302 TEACHING PHONICS AND WORD STUDY (min C grade) 3 ECED 40303 TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS I (min C grade) 3 ECED 40304 TEACHING SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (min C grade) 3 ECED 40305 GUIDANCE AND ASSESSMENT: SUPPORTING ALL CHILDREN (min C grade) 3 ECED 40401 TEACHING SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (min C grade) 3 ECED 40402 TEACHING READERS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (min C grade) 3 ECED 40403 TEACHING WRITERS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (WIC) (min C grade) 3 ECED 40404 TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS II (min C grade) 3 ECED 40492 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY IV (ELR) 1 1 ECED 44444 DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY IN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (min C grade) 1 3 EPSY 29525 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (min C grade) 3 ETEC 39525 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (min C grade) 3 SPED 23000 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) (min C grade) 3 Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3 GEOG 17063 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS) (min C grade required for either course) 3 or GEOG 17064 GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (DIVD) (KSS) or GEOG 22061 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS) HIST 12070 EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) (min C grade) 3 MATH 14001 BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS I (KMCR) (min C grade) 4 MATH 14002 BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS II (KMCR) (min C grade) 4 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Science and Lab Elective, choose from the following (min C grade): 2 3-4 BSCI 10002LIFE ON PLANET EARTH (KBS) BSCI 10003LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN BIOLOGY (KBS) (KLAB) BSCI 10110BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) ESCI 11040HOW THE EARTH WORKS (KBS) ESCI 11041HOW THE EARTH WORKS LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) ESCI 11042EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME (KBS) ESCI 11043EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) ESCI 21062ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) Physics (PHY) Elective, choose from the following (min C grade): 2 3-4 PHY 11030SEVEN IDEAS THAT SHOOK THE UNIVERSE (KBS) PHY 21040PHYSICS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS (KBS) PHY 21041PHYSICS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) (minimum C grade) 6 6 3 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 123 - 1
Teacher candidates are only permitted to repeat a field experience course once. Please see policy for details.
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A laboratory course must be selected from one of two elective lists.
Progression Requirements
Students must meet all professional requirements for admission to advanced study.
To manage enrollment and deliver high-quality programs, the faculty will select the most qualified applicants for admission based upon evaluation of academic success (overall GPA) at 两性色午夜 University; non-academic criteria and other specific program criteria.
Please be aware that reapplication may be necessary if postponing advanced study coursework or if withdrawn for one year or more.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA 2.000 2.750 - A minimum C grade is required in most courses; view the program requirements to see specific courses.
Licensure Information
Candidates seeking Ohio licensure are required to pass specific assessments in order to apply for licensure. See Ohio Department of Education-Educator Preparation website for more information on assessments specific to licensure type. Taking and passing the licensure tests prior to graduation is encouraged but not required.
Students must apply for State of Ohio Licensure (defined by completion of all licensure program requirements) within 12 months of program completion. After 12 months, applicants must meet state-approved program/licensure requirements that are in effect at the time of application. This means that students who apply after the 12-month deadline may have to take additional coursework if the content, methods courses, program requirements or licensure requirements have changed from the catalog in force.
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Roadmap
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Semester One Credits COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3 ! CULT 29535 EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY 3 ! MATH 14001 BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS I (KMCR) 4 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 17 Semester Two ! ECED 10120 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES 1 GEOG 17063 or GEOG 17064
or GEOG 22061WORLD GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS) or GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (DIVD) (KSS)
or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS)3 ! MATH 14002 BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS II (KMCR) 4 SPED 23000 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) 3 Physics (PHY) Elective 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 17 Semester Three Note: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; apply online for Advanced Study by the second Friday of the term ! EPSY 29525 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HIST 12070 EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) 3 Science and Lab Elective 3-4 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Four Requirement: minimum 2.75 overall GPA Note: Complete application for student teaching; Block of courses must be taken together in same term; field assignment is part of ECED 20192 ECED 20101 UNDERSTANDING YOUNG CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT 3 ECED 20102 SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE ARTS IN PRESCHOOL 3 ECED 20103 PRESCHOOL TEACHING AND LEARNING 3 ECED 20105 FAMILY-SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN DIVERSE SETTINGS 3 ECED 20192 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN PRESCHOOL (ELR) 2 Credit Hours 14 Semester Five Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA Note: Block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester ECED 30202 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN THE EARLY YEARS 3 ECED 30205 CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY 3 ECED 30292 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY II (ELR) 1 ECED 40203 CRITICAL INQUIRY: THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE FRAMEWORK 3 ECED 40302 TEACHING PHONICS AND WORD STUDY 3 ETEC 39525 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Six Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; block of courses must be taken together in same term Note: Block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester ECED 30201 TEACHING EARLY READERS 3 ECED 30392 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY III (ELR) 1 ECED 40301 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS 3 ECED 40303 TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS I 3 ECED 40304 TEACHING SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS 3 ECED 40305 GUIDANCE AND ASSESSMENT: SUPPORTING ALL CHILDREN 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Seven Note: Apply for graduation; minimum 2.750 GPA required for end of term; Block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester ECED 40401 TEACHING SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS 3 ECED 40402 TEACHING READERS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS 3 ECED 40403 TEACHING WRITERS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (WIC) 3 ECED 40404 TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS II 3 ECED 40492 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARY IV (ELR) 1 ECED 44444 DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY IN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Eight Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA at end of term Note: Full-time teaching in this term ! ECED 40125 INQUIRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3 ! ECED 40292 INTERNSHIP IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ELR) 9 Credit Hours 12 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 123 -
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Salem Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
- Delivery:
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Accreditation
for Early Childhood Education - B.S.E.
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
Note:
Course sequencing may differ across campuses. Please see an Advisor for details.
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Early Childhood Education - B.S.E.
Graduates of 两性色午夜 University's Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education are prepared for various careers in the early childhood education industry, including roles in management, consulting, and specialized fields.
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Examples of Possible Careers
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Notice: Career Information Source
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