This degree will prepare a new generation of early childhood educators—people who will dramatically shape and influence the lives of children. The program includes a firm grounding in curriculum development and teaching, as well as in a content concentration.
The Early Childhood Education Program offers courses of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The major in Early Childhood Education includes 49 credit hours of required courses.
Upon completion of the major in Early Childhood Education, students will:
1. Become knowledgeable of the diverse philosophies and models of early childhood curricula, identify the instructional needs of children in multicultural groups and of exceptional children mainstreamed into the regular classrooms
2. Acquire the requisite skills in designing and implementing curriculum in early childhood and primary programs in all subject matter areas; become knowledgeable of the role of informal and formal instruction in the child’s acquisition and development of literacy skills.
3. Acquire skills in using diagnostic and assessment techniques for evaluation as a basis for curriculum planning and develop competence in utilizing positive classroom management procedures.