Early Childhood Education, BS

Pre-Education Curriculum Consists of General Education and Educational Studies:

Pre-Education students take a 1 credit Introduction to Education course and must fulfill the university’s WOK (Worlds of Knowledge) requirement as indicated by the program.

Upper-Level Early Childhood Education Curriculum:

All courses in the upper-level early childhood education curriculum must be taken at Pitt-Johnstown. The first three terms involve methods courses and field placements. The final term is reserved for student teaching and the student teaching seminar.

Foundational Courses

(required 9 credits)

• ENGCMP 0005 - COMPOSITION 1
• ENGCMP 0006 - COMPOSITION 2
• COMMRC 0052 - PUBLIC SPEAKING

Educational Studies Courses

(required 22 credits)

• EDPSY 0006 - INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
• EDPSY 1021 - STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
• EDPSY 1025 - INCLUSION STRATEGIES
• EDPSY 1121 - EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR INCLUSION CLASSROOM
• FDSED 0001 - HIST/PHIL OF ED: AMER EMPHSS
• FDSED 0002 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
• FDSED 1026 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
• FDSED 1171 - EDUCATIONAL LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

Humanities and Social Sciences

(required 15 credits)

ENGLIT (Any ENGLIT) (Worlds of Knowledge; A&CE) - 3 credits

HUMANITIES (Worlds of Knowledge, not ENGLIT (A&CE) - 3 credits

• HIST 0610 - UNITED STATES TO 1877

•  or 

• HIST 0620 - UNITED STATES 1877 - PRESENT
• SOC 0070 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS

•  or

• SOC 0100 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• GEOG 0810 - EARTH AND PEOPLE

Natural Sciences

(required 9 credits)

• MATH 0071 - STRUCTURE OF THE REAL NUMBER SYSTEM
• MATH 0080 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN MATHEMATICS
• PSY 0200 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Non-Upper Level

(required 6 credits)

• NATSC 0080 - INTEGRATED SCIENCES
• PSY 0230 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Upper Level

 (required 36 credits)

• ECED 1101 - FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
• ECED 1111 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FIELD PRACTICUM 1
• ECED 1112 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCTION FIELD PRACTICUM 2
• ECED 1113 - EARLY CHILDHOOLD EDUCATION FIELD PRACTICUM 3
• ECED 1123 - WRITING DEVELOPMENT
• ECED 1151 - EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
• ECED 1153 - LITERACY IN THE PRIMARY GRADES
• ECED 1154 - DIFFERENTIATED LITERACY INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS
• ECED 1162 - INTEGRATING THE CREATIVE ARTS
• ECED 1171 - SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH
• ECED 1172 - MATHEMATICS FOUNDATIONS
• ECED 1173 - SOCIAL STUDIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
• ECED 1183 - ENGAGING YOUNG CHILDREN IN LEARNING (C&I)
• ECED 1190 - FAMILY AND SCHOOL COLLABORATION

Student Teaching

(required 16 credits)

• ECED 1174 - PRE-PRIMARY STUDENT TEACHING
• ECED 1184 - PRIMARY STUDENT TEACHING
• FDSED 1199 - STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR

Free Electives

Free Electives - (required 7 credits)

• IT 1101 - INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

• Free Elective (1 - 3 credits)

  Free Elective (1 - 3 credits)

FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS