Early Childhood B.A. – Teacher Education Emphasis (Birth-Grade 3) 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:
School of Teacher Education (www.unco.edu/teach).
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Early Childhood PTEP Credits
Program Description:
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. The Early Childhood program in Denver is offered in the evening. 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 370 (3 credits) along with EDEC 490 (6 credits) for the apprenticeship and student teaching experiences.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Degree Requirements — 123 credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 40 credits
LAC area 1.a. — Elementary Composition
LAC area 1.b. — Intermediate Composition
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
LAC area 3.b. — Literature and Humanities
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
LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences
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 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) — 47 Credits
| EDFE 170 | Introduction to Field Based Experience | 1 - 3 |
| EDFE 370 | Advanced Field Based Experience | 1 - 3 |
| 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 461 | Early Childhood Curriculum Language Arts | 3 |
| EDEC 463 | Early Childhood Curriculum Social Studies | 3 |
| EDEC 480 | Early Childhood Curriculum II Mathematics and Science | 6 |
| EDEC 475 | Assessment for Primary Classrooms | 3 |
| EDEC 490 | Early Childhood Student Teaching | 6-12 |