Early Childhood Education BSEd

Undergraduate educator preparation is both engaging and innovative. Our high quality undergraduate educator preparation programs are designed around research-based scholarship and practical community-based contexts. To prepare our undergraduate students as the highest quality educators for our region, we contribute to and harness the resources of our deep community partnerships. The community-based experiences broaden candidates’ understanding of their own identity as educators as well as enhancing their ability to build relationships, extend their skills, and understand family/community dynamics and interactions.

The Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) in Early Childhood Education prepares those who desire to teach birth through grade 3. Students electing this program will work directly with young children as a part of the professional courses offered. The curriculum provides learning background, applied knowledge, and best practice interventions for children of diverse populations who demonstrate varied abilities and levels of developmental growth.

Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Special Education can be achieved with courses satisfactorily completed in this program of study. The core courses are combined with the emphasis area in Early Childhood Special Education. Please see the degree requirements listed below.

General Education Requirements

B.S.Ed. degree candidates must complete the following General Education courses required by the College of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education..

Core Areas:
First Year Writing
ENGL 1100	First-Year Writing (MOTR ENGL 200)	3
or HIST 1111	Reacting to the Past
Math Proficiency
MATH 1030	College Algebra (MOTR MATH 130)	3
Communication Proficiency
EDUC 2222	Interpretation: Connecting Audiences and Meaning	3
or COMM 1040	Introduction to Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110)
Information Literacy
ED TECH 2230	Information Literacy	3
American History and Government
POL SCI 1100	Introduction to American Politics (MOTR POSC 101)	3
Explore Areas:
Humanities and Fine Arts
ART ED 2179	Visual Art Activities for Elementary School	3
MUS ED 2770	An Introduction to Music for the Elementary School Teacher	3
Additional Course in Humanities or Fine Arts		3
Social Science
ED PSY 2212	Child and Adolescent Development	3
GEOG 1001	Introduction to Geography (MOTR GEOG 101)	3
or GEOG 1002	World Regions (MOTR GEOG 101)
HIST 1001	American Civilization to 1865 (MOTR HIST 101)	3
or HIST 1002	American Civilization 1865 to Present (MOTR HIST 102)
Math and Life/Natural Sciences
BIOL 1012	General Biology (MOTR BIOL 100)	3
GEOL 1001	General Geology	4
Additional course in Chemistry OR Physics OR combines Chemistry/Physics		3

Related Area Requirements

MATH 1150	Structure of Mathematical Systems I	3
MATH 2510	Structure of Mathematical Systems II	3
ECON 1052	Microeconomics for the School Curriculum	3
ATM SCI 1001	Elementary Meteorology	4
or ASTRON 1001	Cosmic Evolution Introductory Astronomy (MOTR ASTR 100)
HLTH PE 3432	Teaching Health and Physical Education in Elementary Schools	3
ENGL 3100	Junior-Level Writing	3

Program Requirements

All students must complete the program requirements as well as the emphasis area courses.

Professional education courses must be completed with a grade point average of 3.0 and no grade lower than a C.

Note: Beginning with those students graduating in May, 2017 and receiving teacher certification, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requires a 3.0 GPA in professional education courses, a 3.0 GPA in the teaching content field, and a 2.75 overall GPA.

Students must pass the relevant exit test to receive the B.S.Ed. degree.

Introduction to Education
TCH ED 1000	Building Community, Culture, and Learning in Education	1
TCH ED 1001	Early Clinical Experience: Community Agency	1
Level I: Education in Community Contexts
TCH ED 2000	Becoming a Professional Educator	1
TCH ED 2001	Early Clinical Experience: Schools	1
TCH ED 2209	Foundations of Teaching in American Schools	2
Level II: Teaching and Learning Across Context and Clinical Experiences
ED PSY 3312	Psychology of Learning, Instruction, and Assessment	3
ELE ED 3338	Teaching Elementary Literacy in Inclusive Settings: Literacy Assessment and Learning	3
SPEC ED 3318	Inclusive Classrooms	3
TCH ED 3001	Mid-Level Clinical Experience: Diverse Learners	1
TCH ED 3212	Sociolinguistics and Communication in the Classroom	3
ECH ED 3302	Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Education	3
ECH ED 3332	Literacy, Learning and Instruction for the Young Child	3
ECH ED 3350	Family and Professional Partnerships within School/Community	3
Level III: Instructional Application in Studio Schools
ELE ED 3339	Teaching Elementary Literacy in Inclusive Settings: Literacy Instruction and Learning	4
ELE ED 4246	Teaching Elementary Mathematics in Inclusive Settings I	3
ELE ED 4342	Teaching Elementary Mathematics in Inclusive Settings II	3
SPEC ED 4323	Classroom Management and Positive Behavioral Supports in Inclusive Educational Settings	3

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

Continually reflect on professional growth to improve student learning outcomes/enhance student learning.
Integrate technology to create meaningful student learning within the context of a global digital society.
Apply content and pedagogical knowledge to create authentic and deep learning experiences.
Use learning science principles to design, implement, and evaluate curriculum based on learning standards.
Foster effective working relationships with students, school colleagues, families, and community members to enhance student learning and well-being.
Design and establish a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment that nurtures the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students.
Use equitable frameworks and inclusive practices to create a variety of instructional and assessment opportunities adapted to diverse learners to encourage all students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.