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Course Requirements
Major in Early Childhood
The following specific general education courses must be chosen to meet the requirements for this major:
BIO 108 Introduction to Life Science with Lab (3 credits)
CIS 103 Microcomputer Applications in Education (3 credits)
Fine arts requirement in music or art only (3 credits)
GOV 101 US and Missouri Constitutions (1 credit)
HES 266 Management of Family Resources (3 credits)
HST American history requirement (3 credits)
MTH 102 Contemporary Topics in Mathematics for Educators (3 credits)
PHY 108 Introduction to Physical Science with Lab (3 credits)
PSY 200 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Courses Required in the Major
HES 131 Introduction/Observation of Early Childhood Programs (3 credits)
HES 201 Career Seminar I (2 credits)
HES 214 Nutrition and Wellness (2 credits)
HES 230 Infant and Toddler Development (3 credits)
HES 232 The Young Child (3 credits)
HES 266 Management of Family Resources (3 credits)
HES 291 Foundations in Human Environmental Sciences (3 credits)
HES 301 Career Seminar II (1 credit)
HES 336 Parent Education (3 credits)
HES 397 Advocacy in Professional Practice (3 credits)
HES 431 Early Childhood Integrated Curriculum (3 credits)
HES 432 Administration of Early Childhood Programs (2 credits)
HES 433 Applications of Early Childhood Integrated Curriculum (4 credits)
HES 497 Senior Synthesis in Human Environmental Sciences (3 credits)
Courses Required in Other Disciplines
CDS 105 Speech and Language Development of the Normal and Exceptional Child (3 credits)
EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
Additional Courses Required for Early Childhood Certification (birth-grade 3):
BIO 370 Teaching of Science in the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School (2 credits)
EDU 200 Introduction to Classroom Teaching–Elementary (3 credits)
EDU 234 Philosophical Foundations of Education (3 credits)
EDU 263 Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts (6 credits)
EDU 306 Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities (3 credits)
EDU 325 Individualized Assessment and Approaches in Early Childhood (3 credits)
EDU 333 Multi-Sensory Methods for the Elementary Classroom (2 credits)
EDU 338 Emergent Literacy across the Curriculum (2 credits)
EDU 373 Educating toward a Global Perspective (2 credits)
EDU 410 Planning for Instruction & Assessment–Elementary and Special Education (2 credits)
EDU 450 Student Teaching at the Elementary Level (6 credits)
EDU 452 Student Teaching at the Preschool-K Level (6 credits)
MTH 350 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Early Childhood and Elementary School (3 credits)
Additional Courses Required for Early Childhood
Special Education Certification
In order to receive early childhood special education certification, the following courses are required in addition to those listed above for early childhood certification:
EDU 307 Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Special Education (3 credits)
EDU 394 Counseling Techniques (3 credits)
EDU 453 Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education (6 credits)
HES 375 Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education (3 credits)
Additional Courses Required for Early Childhood
without Certification
HES 235 Play, Happiness, and Well-Being (3 credits)
HES 337 Family Relations (3 credits)
HES 460 Internship (7 credits)
MTH 103 may be taken in place of MTH 102