Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.

Early Childhood Education Emphasis (ISEC) with Early Childhood Licensure (Birth-3 grade)

Degree Requirements — 120 Hours

The degree will provide an interdisciplinary liberal arts foundation for students who chose to pursue a teaching career in Early Childhood. The program is offered jointly with the Aims Community College. Other Colorado Community Colleges courses will also be accepted. For more information about Aims courses, please see the Aims Catalog http://www.aims.edu/academics/catalog/catalog.htm.

Advising: School of Teacher Education (www.unco.edu/teach).

The program consists of three parts:

1.	Major Courses — 37 credits

2.	Liberal Arts Core (LAC) — 40 credits

3.	Early Childhood Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) — 44-45 credits

Major Credits — 36 hours

Courses listed are offered at Community Colleges, at UNC, or both.

ECE 101 Intro to Early Childhood Education (3)(Comm College)

ECE 102 Intro to EC lab Techniques (3)(Comm College)

ECE 205 Nutrition, Health and Safety (3)(Comm College

ECE 220 Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques (3)(Comm College)

ECE 241 Administration: Human Relations (3)(Comm College)

EDRD 319 Language and Literacy Development of Preschool and Elementary School Children (3)(UNC)

or

ECE 228 Language and Literacy (3)(Comm College)

EDEC 400 Child Development in Context (0-8 years) (3)(UNC)

or

ECE 238 Child Growth and Development (3)(Comm College)

EDRD 314 Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (3)(UNC)

or

LIT 225 Children’s Literature (3)(Comm College)

MATH 283 Fundamental Mathematics III: Geometry and Measurement (3)(UNC)

SPAN 103 Spanish for Professionals (3)(UNC)

or

SPA 115 Spanish for the Professional I (3)(Comm College)

or

One college level course in Spanish beyond SPAN103

EDLD 350 Teaching Young Bilingual Children (3)(UNC)

Elective Major Credits — 3 hours

Choose one of the following UNC courses (in addition to LAC area 4):

HIST 290 American Immigration (3)

HIST 329 American Indian History (3)

HIST 338 Advanced Overview of American History (3)

HIST 396 World History (3)

LAC Credits — 40 hours

See "The Liberal Arts Core".

Note(s):  

- For LAC area 6, take BIO 265 at UNC or one of two Aims courses: BIO 105 (3) or BIO 111

- For LAC area 2, take MATH 181 and MATH 182, or Comm College MAT 155 and 156

Early Childhood PTEP — 44 hours

EDEC 450 Family Diversity and Involvement in Early Childhood Education (3)

EDEC 455 Creative Expression and Play in Early Childhood (3)

or

ECE 226 Creativity and the Young Child (3)(Comm College)

EDEC 475 Assessment for Primary Classrooms (3)

Take EDFE 110 Initial PTEP Application (0) the semester before EDEC 360 School Programs for Young Children (3)

EDEC 360 School Programs for Young Children (3)

EDRD 410 Achieving Effective Instruction in Developmental Reading (3)

EDSE 430 Exceptional Student in the Elementary Classroom (2)

ET 247 Technology in Education for Elementary Teaching (1)

and

ET 347 Educational Technology Applications for Elementary Teaching (1)

or

EDU 261 Teaching, Learning and Technology (3)(Comm College)

K-3 Methods Block

Take EDFE 120 Full Admission to PTEP Application (0) the semester before K-3 Methods Block:

EDEC 460 Early Childhood Curriculum I Language Arts and Social Studies (4)

EDEC 462 Classroom Management in Early Childhood (3)

EDEC 480 Early Childhood Curriculum II Mathematics and Science. (6)

Take EDFE 130 Student Teaching Application (0) one semester before Student Teaching:

EDEC 490 Early Childhood Student Teaching (12) Main campus students take 12 credits.

Center for Urban Education

The Center for Urban Education offers the full comprehensive four-year Early Childhood Program.

The course of study includes a classroom apprenticeship component beginning in the first year and continuing through the fourth. Students take EDFE 170 (3 credits) and EDFE (3 credits) and EDEC 490 (6 credits) for the apprenticeship and student teaching experiences.

Spanish for the Classroom Teacher (FL 390) is presented in one credit installments in years 1 through 3. All other courses listed in the areas of Major Credits, Early Childhood PTEP and Liberal Arts apply to Center for Urban Students.

CUE Major Credits — 36 hours

EDEC 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)

EDEC 102 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Lab (3)

EDEC 205 Nutrition, Health and Safety (3)

EDEC 220 Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques (3)

EDEC 241 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood (3)

EDEC 400 Child Development in Context (0-8 years) (3)

EDLD 350 Teaching Young Bilingual Children (3)

EDRD 314 Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (3)

EDRD 319 Language and Literacy Development of Preschool and Elementary School Children (3)

MATH 283 Fundamental Mathematics III: Geometry and Measurement (3)

SPAN 103 Spanish for Professionals (3)

Elective Major Credits — 3 hours

Choose one of the following UNC courses (in addition to LAC area 4):

HIST 290 American Immigration (3)

HIST 329 American Indian History (3)

HIST 338 Advanced Overview of American History (3)

HIST 396 World History (3)