Education: Early Childhood Development and Instruction

Degree Awarded:  Bachelor of Arts

For students interested in working with children grades Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd, the Early Childhood major could be the one for you. The Early Childhood major provides students with opportunities to develop professional knowledge, skills and dispositions through readings, observations, as well as group projects while on campus and in classrooms within the area. All students take courses in technology applications, philosophical and historical foundations of education, assessment of student performance and issues of diversity in the classroom. Students develop competency in their teaching style through clinical experiences in classrooms within the areas. So, whatever your choice, the challenges helping the next generation are richly rewarding.

The Early Childhood Development and Instruction program prepares individuals to work with young children from birth through age 8 in a variety of settings including day care, preschool programs, and Head Start Programs among others. Students gain in-depth understanding of developmentally appropriate practices, child development and learning theories, integrated approaches and academic content areas. This program does not lead to an Ohio teaching license.

Requirements for this Major:

72 semester credits including:

• EDC 330 Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs (3 SH)
• EDC 340 Educational Media and Technology (3 SH)
• EDE 304 Child Development and Learning (3 SH)
• EDE 306 Curriculum Development and Implementation in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)
• EDE 308 Family and Community Relations (3 SH)
• EDE 312 Early Childhood Field Experience I (2 SH)
• EDE 320 Mathematics in Early Childhood (3 SH)
• EDE 323 Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood (3 SH)
• EDE 410 Literature Based Reading (3 SH)
• EDE 412 Early Childhood Field Experience II (2 SH)
• EDE 422 Social Studies in Early Childhood (3 SH)
• EDE 424 Science in Early Childhood (3 SH)
• EDI 200 Intro to Early Childhood Education (2 SH)
• EDI 201 Cultural Competency in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)
• EDI 202 Creative Experiences (3 SH)
• EDI 300 Emergent Literacy (3 SH)
• EDI 301 Infants and Toddlers (3 SH)
• EDI 302 The Preschool Child (3 SH)
• EDI 303 School Age Children (3 SH)
• EDI 304 Assessment of the Young Child (3 SH)
• EDI 320 Learning through Play (3 SH)
• EDI 321 Musical Experiences (3 SH)
• EDI 330 Administration of Early Childhood Programs (3 SH)
• EDI 331 Introduction to the Reggio Emilia Approach (3 SH)
• EDI 332 Guidance and Behavior (3 SH)