Undergraduate Catalog
Early Childhood Education Program
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (126-134 hours)
(A state-approved program offering certification by entitlement.)
General Admission requirements:
- Complete general requirements for admission to the College of Education
- Submit the application form to the College of Education
- Have attained a cumulative GPA of 2.50
- Obtain a recommendation from the Teacher Education Department
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the Early Childhood Major
Early Childhood General Education Core
Communication (9 hours)
- ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course
- CTH-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course
- Select one of the following:
- CTH-2000 Writing About the Media
- ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
- SOC-2000 Writing From a Sociological Perspective
- THY-2100 Writing About Theology
- Or any IAI: C1 901 Course
Mathematics (3 hours)
- MAT-1412 Math Concepts II or any IAI: M1 900 Course.
Natural Science (7-8 hours)
(one laboratory course required)
- NSCI 1110 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry ++ - Life Science
- NSCI 1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science ++ - Physical Science
or - one IAI: L1 900 Course and/or one IAI: P1 900 Course
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
- HIS-2200 History of the American People (if not used in Social/Behavioral Science) or any IAI: H2 904 Course
- HUM-1970 Arts and ideas ++ or any IAI: H9 900 Course
- Select 1 or 2 courses from the following:
- ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts or any IAI: F2 900 Course
- ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Art Studio
- ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Art Studio
- ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance
- ART-4140 Non-Western Art* or any IAI: F2 901 Course
- CTH-2600 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 course
- CTH-4420 Contemporary Theatre
- CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
- HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
- HIS-1120 Modern Europe
- HIS-1310 The World to 1350*
- HIS-1320 World History (since 1350)*
- HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
- MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
- MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
- MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N Course
- Any Philosophy Course or any IAI H4 900 course
- Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1 900 course
Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
- HIS-2200 History of the American People (if not used in Humanities) or any IAI: H2 904 Course
- SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++ or any IAI: S9 900 Course.
- Chose one or two courses from the following:
- ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N Course
- ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
- ECO-2100 Microeconomics
- ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 Course
- GEO-1100 Geography of North America
- GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 Course
- GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N Course
- POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 Course
- SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 Course
Mission Specific Courses (9-26 hours)
- Required
- IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility (transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course)
- IDS-4970 Values and Virtues.
- Theology required for Lutheran Teacher Education - 20 hours
- THY-2000 The Old Testament
- THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
- THY-3100 The New Testament
- THY-3210 Christian Life
- THY-3300 History of Christian Biography
- THY 4410 World Religions
- THY-4500 Spiritual Nurture of the Young Child
- Theology required for Public Teacher Education Students - 6 hours
- Choose one from area 1 (3 hours)
- THY-1100 The Bible
- THY-2000 The Old Testament
- THY-3100 The New Testament
- Choose one from area 2 (3 hours)
- THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
- THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
- THY-2310 History of Christianity in America
- THY-3320 Survey of Church History
Program Support Courses (2-22 hours)
(It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as general education courses.)
- NSCI-1110 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
- NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
- HIS-2200 History of the American People
- HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++
- SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++
- PES-1000 Fitness and Wellness
- A non-western course in the Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences
++ Interdisciplinary Course
* May be counted as a Non-Western course
Professional Program Core (13 hours)
- EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
- EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
- ENG-2100 Linguistics
- MAT-1411 Math Concepts I
- PSY-2400 Educational Psychology
- First Aid/CPR Certification offered through the American Red Cross
Early Childhood Major (30 hours)
- EDU-4310 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
- EDU-4400 Literature for Children and Adolescence
- EDU-4900A Literacy I
- ENG-4100 Language Development
- PSY 4101 Dev. Psychology: Infancy & Early Childhood
- PSY-4410 Psych. & Methods of Teaching the Exceptional Learner
- SOC-4410 Child, Family and Community
- Methods Block I
- EDU-4800A Curriculum Organization in Early Childhood Education
- EDU-4210 Emergent Reading and Writing
- ART-4801 Teaching Art: Early Childhood
- MUS-4801 Music in Early Childhood
- Methods Block II
- EDU-4800B Organization of Instruction in Early Childhood Education
- MAE-4802 Teaching Math to Young Child
- PES-4802 Movement Activities for the Young Child
- SCE-4802 Teaching Science to Young Children
- SOC-4802 Teaching Social Science to the Young Child
Professional Semester (13 hours)
- EDU-4910 Student Teaching
- PSY-4910 Assessment in Education: Early Childhood
- EDU-4912 Classroom Management: Early Childhood Education
Program Electives (3-9 hours (P.T.E.)) (0-3 hours (L.T.E.))
- BIO-4120 Nutrition for the Young Child
- Applied Voice or Piano (3 hours in one area excluding Introductory level)
- EDU-4700 Education and the Urban School
- CTH-4710 Creative Dramatics
Specialty Area
Students may choose to use these hours in their program as free electivity to broaden and/or deepen their knowledge background OR choose to focus these hours in a specialty area.
