Early Childhood B.A. — Liberal Arts Emphasis at the Center for Urban Education

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Contact: Rosanne Fulton, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Urban Education

Location: 1059 Alton Way #758, Denver, Colorado 80230

Telephone: [phone] or 303.637.4336

Website: www.unco.edu/urbaned

Advising Information:

Contact School of Teacher Education before declaring this emphasis.

The program consists of four parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. Required Early Childhood PTEP credits
4. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The Early Childhood Liberal Arts program provides the broad liberal arts academic background and knowledge of education, but does not lead to teaching licensure. 

The Center for Urban Education offers a self-contained full comprehensive four-year Early Childhood Bachelor's Degree program based at UNC's Denver Center at Lowry.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Degree Requirements — 120 credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required Specified LAC — 40 credits

LAC area 1.a. — Elementary Composition

ENG 122

College Composition

3

LAC area 1.b. — Intermediate Composition

ENG 123

College Research Paper

3

LAC area 2 — Mathematics

MATH 181	Fundamentals of Mathematics I: Number and Operations	3
MATH 182	Fundamental Mathematics II: Algebra, Probability and Data Analysis	3

LAC area 3.a. — Arts

ART 190

Art Appreciation

3

LAC area 3.b. — Literature and Humanities

ENG 131

Introduction to Literature

3

LAC area 4 — History

HIST 100

Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877

3

LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems

PSCI 100

United States National Government

3

LAC area 5.b. — Geography

GEOG 100

World Geography

3

LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences

BIO 265	Life Science Concepts	3
SCI 265	Physical Science Concepts	4

LAC area 7 — International Studies

ANT 100

Introduction to Anthropology

3

LAC area 8 — Multicultural Studies

MCS 101

Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues

3

2. Required Major Courses — 36 credits

EDEC 101	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
EDEC 102	Introduction to Early Childhood Education Lab	3
EDEC 103	Guidance Strategies for Children	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
ECLD 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

3. Early Childhood PTEP (Professional Teacher Education) — 23 credits

EDEC 240	Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Program	3
ET 247	Technology in Education for Elementary Teaching	1
ET 347	Educational Technology Applications for Elementary Teaching	1
EDEC 330	Development and Education of Infants and Toddlers	3
EDRD 410	Achieving Effective Instruction in Developmental Reading	3
EDSE 431	Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education	3
EDEC 450	Family Diversity and Involvement Early Childhood Education	3
EDEC 455	Creative Expression and Play in Early Childhood	3
EDEC 475	Assessment for Primary Classrooms	3

4. University-Wide Credits — 21 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 21 credits.