Department of Early Childhood Education

Suggested Sequence of Courses for Early Childhood Education Majors
(128 credits)

**This schedule is only for students entering the program 2000-2001 and AFTER

Please refer to the Towson University Undergraduate Catalog for precise requirements or for any changes that have been made to the program.

Semester I (16 hours)

• ENGL 102   
  Writing for a Liberal Education (3) (I.A.)
  OR ENGL 190   
  Honors Writing Seminar (3) (I.A.)
• ISTC 201    
  Using Information Effectively in Education (3) (I.B.)
• Fine & Performing Arts
  Any course listed under I.E. (3)
• *MATH 204    
  Mathematical Concepts and Structures I (4)
• PSYC 101     
  Introduction to Psychology (3) (II.C.2)

Semester 2 (16 hours)

• BIOL 110     
  Contemporary General Biology (4) (II.A.1)
• ECED 103     
  Intro to Early Childhood Education (3)
• ENGL 233     
  Survey of African-American Literature (3) (II.C.3)
  OR ENGL 234   
  Major Writers in African-American Literature (3) (II.C.3)
  OR ENGL 235   
  Ethnic American Literature (3) (II.C.3)
• MUSC 101     
  Intro to Music of the Western Heritage (3) (II.C.1)
• PSYC 201     
  Education Psychology (3)

Semester 3 (17 hours)

• ENGL XXX     
  English Elective (3)
• HIST 145     
  History of the US to the Mid-19 th Century (3) (II.B.1)
  OR HIST 146   
  History of the US since the Mid-19 th Century (3) (II.B.1)
• *MATH 205     
  Mathematical Concepts and Structures II (4) (I.C.)
• PHSC 101     
  Physical Science I (4) (II.A.1)
• ECED 201     
  Child Development and Intervention (3)

Semester 4 (17 hours)

• Gen Ed (II.B.2)   
  American Experience: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Any course listed under II.B.2
  excluding FMST 101, PSYC 203 and PSYC 204
• GEOG 102     
  World Regional Geography (3) (II.D.)
  OR GEOG 105   
  Geography of International Affairs (3) (II.D.)
• HLTH 101     
  Wellness for a Diverse Society (3) (II.B.3)
• KNES 281     
  Physical Education for Elementary Students I (1)
• *MATH 251     
  Elements of Geometry (4)
• SPED 301     
  Intro to Special Education: K-12 (3)

Semester 5 (16 hours)

• ECED 315     
  Infant and Toddlerhood Development and Intervention (3)
• ECED 321     
  Foundations of Reading & Language Arts (3)
• ECED 407     
  Interactive Technology and Young Children (3)
• ECED 422     
  Writing Techniques for Teachers in Early Childhood Ed (3) (I.D.)
• Science Elective   
  Choice: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, COSC, GEOG 101, GEOL, MATH, PHSC, PHYS (4)
  **Students will apply to the ECED major during their 5th semester to begin their professional courses in their 6 th semester. Praxis I and 2.75 cumulative GPA are required to enter the ECED major.

Semester 6 (15 hours)

• ECED 341     
  Preprimary Curriculum: Internship I (4)
• ECED 360     
  Early Literacy: Best Practices and Materials (3)
• ARED 373     
  Art for Early Childhood Education (2)
• KNES 324     
  Teaching Physical Ed in Elementary School (2)
• MUED 304     
  Methods for Teaching Music in Early Childhood Ed (2)
• SCIE 371     
  Teaching Science in Early Childhood Ed (2)

Semester 7 (16 hours)

• ECED 342     
  Primary Curriculum: Internship II (4)
• ECED 361     
  Teaching Reading in Primary Grades 1-3 (3)
• ECED 417     
  Assessment & Early Identification of Learning Disabilities (3)
• ECED 429     
  Principles & Practices of Reading & Language Arts Assessment (3)
• MATH 321     
  Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood Education (3)

Semester 8 (15 hours)

• ECED 351     
  Internship: Primary (6)
• ECED 352     
  Internship: Preprimary (6)
• ECED 421     
  Internship III Seminar (3)

*Requires a grade of 2.0 or higher.