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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Early Childhood Education Curriculum
Freshman Year
| Fall Semester | Credit Hours | Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
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| PSYC1002 | Developmental Child Psychology |
3 |
PSYC1001 | Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| EDUC1003 | Principles of Education |
4 |
EDUC1004 | Experiences in ECE Curriculum |
4 |
| ENGL1001 | English Composition I |
3 |
MATH1200 | College Algebra |
3 |
| EDUC1201 | Arts in Education |
3 |
ENGL1003 | Writing About Literature |
3 |
| ACAD1001 | First Year Experience |
2 |
PHSC1001 | Integrated Physical Science |
4 |
| HIST1308 | US History I |
3 |
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18 |
17 |
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Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | Credit Hours | Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
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| EDUC2203 | Special Needs in the Classroom |
3 |
EDUC2500 | Practicum in Early Childhood Education |
6 |
| EDUC1001 | Behavior and the Young Child |
3 |
ENGL1006 | Children’s Literature |
3 |
| MATH1300 | Contemporary Topics in Math |
3 |
PSYC2806 | Educational Psychology |
3 |
| INFO1001 | Technology and Society |
3 |
GOVT1108 | American Government |
3 |
| BIOL1101 | Issues in Biology |
4 |
ENGL2101 | Advanced Composition |
3 |
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16 |
18 |
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Junior Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| EDUC3306 | Math Curriculum and Instruction ECE w/prepracticum |
4
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EDUC3100 | Reading, Writing & Language in ECE |
4 |
| MATH2200 | Statistics |
3 |
PSYC3100 | Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
| EDUC3000 | Foundations of American Education |
3 |
PSYC3305 PSYC2300 | Group Counseling or Adolescent Psychology |
3 |
| EDUC3101 | Foundations of Literacy |
3 |
PSYC4001 | Research Methods |
3 |
| PSYC3004 | Writing for Psychology |
3 |
HUMN Elective(2000+) |
3 |
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16 |
16 |
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Senior Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| EDUC3301 | Science/Social Studies Instruction ECE w/prepracticum |
4 |
EDUC4001 | Advanced Practicum in ECE |
9 |
| PSYC3200 | Psychology of Family |
3 |
EDUC4002 | ECE Seminar |
3 |
| PSYC3402 | Child Psychopathology |
3 |
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| Elective (Non-Western Culture) |
3 |
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13 |
12 |
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| Total Credits: |
126 |
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Leading to Massachusetts Department of Education Teacher Licensure – Admission into the Education Licensure Programs: Early Childhood (PK-2) and Elementary (1-6)
Enrollment in pre-practicum courses (EDUC3306, EDUC3301, EDUC3100, EDUC3101) requires students to have achieved a passing grade in the Communication and Literacy Skills MTEL.
