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Major in Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education
majors complete a comprehensive course of study which includes
a sequence of General Education courses; a Focused Area of
Study in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, or Language and
Culture; an Education Core; and a Concentration. Students
in the Teacher Certification concentration spend two years
working under experienced teachers in public and private Chicago
area schools prior to graduation. Students in the Center Director
concentration complete a year long, supervised practicum.
Students in the Center Director
concentration complete the Columbia College General Education
course of study. Those in the Teacher Certification concentration
complete a specified, rigorous General Education sequence
that meets both Columbia College requirements and State criteria
for teacher certification.
All ECE students must complete
a minimum of 18 credit hours in an area of the Visual or Performing
Arts, or Language and Culture, beyond courses used to meet
the General Education requirements. Approximately half of
those credit hours must be taken in upper division courses.
A list of Focused Areas of Study is included in the ECTE Program
Handbook and available in the program office.
All ECE students complete
a 25 credit hour Education Core and a Concentration.
Teacher
Certification General Education Requirements
6 credit hours of English
Composition I and II; 3 credit hours of oral communications;
6 credit hours of college level mathematics; 6 credit hours
of science (including one laboratory course, one biological
science, and one physical science); 3 credit hours of U.S.
History; 3 credit hours of U.S. Government specifically addressing
the U.S. Constitution; 3 credit hours of history; 3 credit
hours of computer applications; 3 credit hours of literature;
3 credit hours of Senior Seminar (ethics); 3 credit hours
of humanities-comparative arts; 3 credit hours of humanities-Art/Education
Seminar
No credit will be given for
any course in which less than a "C" is earned and
a grade of "B" or better must be earned in English
Composition and mathematics.
Focused
Area of Study (both concentrations) - 18 credit hours
18 credit hours in a focused
area of the visual arts, performing arts, or language and
culture studies. See ECTE Program Handbook for a list of suggested
courses.
No credit will be given for
any course in which less than a "C" is earned for
Teacher Certification students.
Education
Core (all concentrations) 38-1100
Teaching in Early Childhood Education
38-1530 Brain Basics: Health
and Development in Young Children
38-2110 The History and Philosophy
of Early Childhood Education
38-2125 Child Growth and Development
38-2130 Language Development
38-2140 Child, Family, and
Community
38-2155 The Exceptional Child
38-3180 The Role of Art in
Development (taken during the final semester)
Teacher
Certification Concentration
38-3100 Construction of Ideas
in Childhood
38-3110 Methods I with Practicum
38-3120 Schools and Society
38-3130 Methods II with Practicum
38-3140 Teaching Reading to
Young Children
38-3150 Primary Methods
38-3160 Methods III with Practicum
38-3170 Methods IV with Student
Teaching
Center
Director Concentration
28-4130 Grant Proposal Planning
and Writing
54-3701 Public Relations Presentation
Skills
38-3300 Learning Enviorments
and Curriculum Development
38-3330 Observing and Documentation
in Learning Communities
38-3310 Center Finance
38-3320 Reflective Administration
and Supervision
38-3360 Center Director Practicum
I
38-3370 Center Director Practicum
II
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