BSEd in Early Childhood Education (PreK-5)

The goal of the BSEd in Early Childhood Education is to provide a strong academic, using constructivist learning to become quality educators who are committed to professional excellence and who positively impact PK-5 student learning. This program prepares teachers for pre-school through fifth grade.

MAJOR73 Hours

• EDU1470 Educational Technology3
  Technologies available for classroom use and their adaptations to the promotion of learning, including the potential and the limitations of computers as tools for teachers. Course

  Fee: $139
• EDU2030 Foundations of Education3
  This course is a prerequisite for entry into an education degree program. Introduction to principles and philosophy of education in public and Christian schools.

  Prerequisites: Composite ACT 21 or higher, or pass Praxis Core; Successful completion of 15 semester hours of college work; FBI & BCI background checks; Corequisite: EDU2031
• EDU2031 Foundations of Education Field Experience0
  60 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU2030
• EDU2040 Teaching Literature and Writing for Young Children3
  Background, theory, and practice in literature for young children and its use in early literacy experiences for young readers and writers.
• EDU2060 Phonics and the English Language3
  The English phonological cueing system and its use in a balanced literacy program. Emphasis on helping young students develop word analysis strategies for reading, spelling, and syllabication.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030 Course Fee: $139
• EDU2110 Math Theory and Methods for Early Childhood3
  This course includes a study of mathematic concepts and procedures for teaching in early childhood and their application in the classroom. Topics include knowledge of CCSS standards, problem solving, numeration systems, number theory, number systems, measurement, data collection, organization, and interpretation.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030, Sophomore standing Corequisite: EDU2011
• EDU2111 Math Theory and Methods for Early Childhood Field Experience
  40 clock-hour field experience for EDU2110.
• EDU2180 Teaching Art in Early Childhood3
  Contemporary philosophies of art education and basic art concepts as they relate to early childhood learners, with experiences in use of materials, processes, and curricula appropriate for early childhood. Field projects may be required. Course

  Fee: $50
• EDU2240 Diversity in Education3
  Theory and practice for teaching students of diverse cultures.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030
• EDU2440 Teaching Health and PE in Early Childhood3
  Curriculum and methods for teaching health and physical education in the elementary school. Field projects may be required.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU2500 Teaching the Exceptional Child3
  Methods for teaching students with exceptional attributes, including giftedness, behavioral difficulties, developmental delays, and English language learners.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU3110 Teaching Music in Early Childhood3
  Music learning theory and current methodology. Field projects may be required.
• EDU3130 Educational Psychology3
  Psychological perspectives of education as applied to classroom procedures. Essential preparation for Ohio Assessments for Educators dealing with principles of learning and teaching.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030; Junior standing Course Fee: $109
• EDU3220 Reading/Language Arts Methods for Early Childhood3
  Young children’s written language acquisition and implications for instruction.

  Prerequisite: EDU3330; Corequisite: EDU3221 Course Fee: $109
• EDU3221 Reading/Language Arts Methods EC Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU3220
• EDU3320 Teaching Reading in the Content Area3
  Integrating the language processes, especially reading and writing, into in all early and middle childhood subject areas, and developing an understanding of instructional strategies that facilitate a learner’s interaction with text.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU3330 Foundations of Literacy for Early Childhood3
  Young children’s written language and written language acquisition, assessment of learners’ knowledge, diagnosis, prescription, and delivery of developmentally appropriate instruction to the individual child.

  Prerequisite: EDU2210; Corequisite: EDU3331
• EDU3331 Foundations of Literacy for EC Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU3330
• EDU4260 Integrated Social Studies and Science Methods for EC3
  An integrated early childhood study of the methods of teaching social studies and science with an emphasis on curriculum, assessment, and development of instructional materials.

  Prerequisite: EDU3220
• EDU4261 Integrated Soc Studies & Sci Meth for EC Field Exp0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU4260
• EDU4980 Education Capstone1
  Seminar corequisite for EDU499 Clinical Experience

  Corequisite: EDU4990 Course Fee: $300
• EDU4990 Clinical Experience12
  This culminating field experience provides teacher candidates a semester (13 weeks minimum) of classroom experience with a gradual assumption of responsibility across the semester. Teacher candidates must apply to student teach and successfully complete a reflective essay to participate in this gateway to the profession. Students may take no other courses during this experience except the traditional exit course, Theology Capstone.

  Prerequisite: Completion of other program requirements Course Fee for study outside the U.S.: $2000
• HIS3120 Ohio History3
  General history of the state of Ohio. May include field trips. Typically offered only in May Course fee $75
• PHL2100 Ethics (Humanities Elective)*3
  Introduction to logic and ethics including methodologies for applying those disciplines in Christian ministry and other vocations. Induction and deduction, principles of clean statement and valid reasoning, and fallacies. Moral theories of philosophical schools and their relationship to the development of a biblical ethic.
• PSY2130 Child Development3
  Child development as a dynamic, challenging, complex and multifaceted area of inquiry that supports and guides professional practices toward children. Developmental theory and research from pre-birth to the end of childhood, emotional, language and cognitive development, family and environmental influences, and relationships and gender roles. Application of course content to professional roles.

  Prerequisite: PSY1020

*These courses (6 hours) may be applied to GenEd requirements as noted. *Please note: HIS3120 is typically offered only in May

Please choose one of the following:

• MAT1310 Intermediate Algebra3
  Rational expressions, systems of linear equations and inequalities, radicals and exponents, quadric functions, conic sections, and exponential functions. Students must have foundational knowledge of linear equations and polynomials.

  Prerequisite: MAT0960 or ACT math score of 19 or higher
• MAT1520 College Algebra (Mathematics Elective)*3
  Pre-calculus algebra, including equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, conic sections, sequences, series, and probability.

  Prerequisite: MAT1310 or ACT math score of 22 or higher

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