Early Childhood B.A. — Liberal Arts Emphasis

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Contact: Vicky Stromberger, Program Advisor

Location: McKee 216

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Advising Information:

Contact School of Teacher Education before declaring this emphasis.

The program consists of three parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. 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.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Degree Requirements — 120 credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required LAC — 40 credits

2. Required Major — 80 credits

Take all of the following courses: Courses listed are offered at Community Colleges, at UNC, or both.

ECE 101	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3
ECE 102	Intro to EC Lab Techniques	3
ECE 103	Guidance Strategies for Children	3
ECE 111	Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice	3
ECE 205	Nutrition, Health and Safety	3
ECE 220	Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques	3
ECE 240	Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs	3
ECE 241	Administration: Human Relations	3
EDEC 360	School Programs for Young Children	3
EDEC 450	Family Diversity and Involvement Early Childhood Education	3
EDLD 350	Teaching Young Bilingual Children	3
EDRD 410	Achieving Effective Instruction in Developmental Reading	3
EDSE 431	Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education	3
MATH 283	Fundamental Mathematics III: Geometry and Measurement	3

ECE 101, ECE 102, ECE 103, ECE 111, ECE 205, ECE 220, ECE 240 and ECE 241 are community college courses.

Choose one of the following courses:

EDRD 319	Language and Literacy Development of Preschool and Elementary School Children	3
ECE 228	Language and Literacy	3

ECE 228 is a community college course.

Choose one of the following courses:

EDEC 400	Child Development in Context (0-8 years)	3
ECE 238	Child Growth and Development	3

ECE 238 is a community college course.

Choose one of the following courses:

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

EDU 261 is a community college course.

Choose one of the following courses:

EDRD 314	Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults	3
LIT 225	Children's Literature	3

LIT 225 is a community college course.

Choose one of the following courses:

SPAN 103	Spanish for Professionals	3
SPA 115	Spanish for the Professional I	3
	One college level course in Spanish beyond SPAN 103

SPA 115 is a community college course.

Choose any 3 credit course with a HIST prefix in addition to LAC area 4.

Choose one of the following courses:

 

EDEC 455	Creative Expression and Play in Early Childhood	3
ECE 226	Creativity and the Young Child	3

ECE 226 is a community college course.

3. 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.