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

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Contact: Jennie Pallett, Coordinator

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

Telephone: 303.637.4334 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 122College Composition

3

LAC area 1.b. — Intermediate Composition

ENG 123College Research Paper

3

LAC area 2 — Mathematics

MATH 181Fundamentals of Mathematics I: Number and Operations

3
MATH 182Fundamental Mathematics II: Algebra, Probability and Data Analysis

3

LAC area 3.a. — Arts

ART 190Art Appreciation

3

LAC area 3.b. — Literature and Humanities

ENG 131Introduction to Literature

3

LAC area 4 — History

HIST 100Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877

3

LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems

PSCI 100United States National Government

3

LAC area 5.b. — Geography

GEOG 100World Geography

3

LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences

BIO 265Life Science Concepts

3
SCI 265Physical Science Concepts

4

LAC area 7 — International Studies

ANT 100Introduction to Anthropology

3

LAC area 8 — Multicultural Studies

MCS 101Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues

3

2. Required Major Courses — 36 credits

EDEC 101Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3
EDEC 102Introduction to Early Childhood Education Lab

3
EDEC 103Guidance Strategies for Children

3
EDEC 205Nutrition, Health, and Safety

3
EDEC 220Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques

3
EDEC 241Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood

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

3
ECLD 350Teaching Young Bilingual Children

3
EDRD 314Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

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

3
MATH 283Fundamental Mathematics III: Geometry and Measurement

3
SPAN 103Spanish for Professionals

3

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

EDEC 240Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Program

3
ET 247Technology in Education for Elementary Teaching

1
ET 347Educational Technology Applications for Elementary Teaching

1
EDEC 330Development and Education of Infants and Toddlers

3
EDRD 410Achieving Effective Instruction in Developmental Reading

3
EDSE 431Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education

3
EDEC 450Family Diversity and Involvement Early Childhood Education

3
EDEC 455Creative Expression and Play in Early Childhood

3
EDEC 475Assessment 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.