Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Early Childhood Education (P-5), B.A.

Early Childhood Education Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Early Childhood Education

Mission: The mission of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Early Childhood Education is to prepare graduates to be professional, proactive, reflective, and scholarly practitioners and leaders in elementary classrooms, P-5.

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours as follows:

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Major Courses

EDUC 1199Introduction to Education

3

MATH 2010Mathematics for Teachers

3

EDUC 2251Professional Practice I

1

EDUC 4401The Multicultural Classroom

3

EDUC 2250Media and Technology for Educators

3

EDUC 3307Learning and Cognition

3

EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 3339Fine Arts for Teachers

3

EDPE 3321Health & Physical Education in the Classroom

3

EDUC 3333Geography in the P-12 Classroom

3

EDEC 3334Social Studies Methods, P-5

3

EDEC 3335Science Methods, P-5

3

EDUC 3111Professional Practice II

1

EDEC 3331Reading Methods, P-5

3

EDEC 3332Language Arts Methods, P-5

3

EDEC 3336Math Methods, P-5

3

EDUC 3151Professional Practice III

1

EDEC 3361Internship I

3

EDUC 3338Assessing and Assisting Effective Reading in the Classroom

3

EDUC 4405Exploration and Analysis of Reading Environments

3

EDUC 4495Educational Assessment for All Learners

3

EDEC 4499Internship II (P-5)

10

EDUC 4497Classroom Management

3

EDUC 4498Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application

3

EDUC or EDEC Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:76

Total Credit Hours: 120