Four Year Plan

Early Childhood Generalist (Birth – Age 8)

(126 hours)

Third Year (35-36 hours)

Fall or Spring

* EDRDG 400: Teaching of Reading in Today's Schools (3)

* EDEL 301: Teaching in the Pre-K/Kindergarten Program/Practicum (3)

* SS 398: Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Grade 3 (3)

* MATHS 391: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School (3)

* EDEL 381: Interaction Skills for the Young Child (3)

Directed Elective:

PEP 218: Developmental Aquatics for Preschoolers (1)

PEP 291: Motor Development of Young Children (3)

PEP 361: Dance for Children (2)

SPCED 210: Theory and Practices in Early Childhood Special Education (3)

* EDEL 442: Administration of Early Childhood Programs (3)

Fall or Spring

* EDEL 351: Teaching in the Kindergarten/Primary Program/Practicum (3)

* SPCED 302: Teaching Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom (3)

* SCI 398: Teaching Science in the Early and Primary Grades (3) – (SPRING ONLY)

* EDPSY 393: Educational Psychology for Elementary Education (3)

ENG 331: Children's Literature (3)

* EDRDG 430: Corrective Reading/Practicum (3)

*Requires admission to the teaching curriculum to register.

By the end of the third year, each student should have:

1. Completed EDEL 301, EDRDG 400, EDEL 351, SS 398, and

SCI 398, EDPSY 393 with at least a grade of "C", and MATHS 391 with at least a grade of "C";

2. Maintained at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.;

3. Completed all Department and College Standards;

4. Passed the Writing Competency Exam.

Fourth Year (27 hours)

Fall

* EDEL 401 Student Teaching: Kindergarten (8 weeks) (6)

* EDEL 402 Student Teaching: Primary Grades (8 weeks) (6)

* EDFON 420 Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)

Spring

EDEL 231 Family and Community Relations (3)

* EDEL 400 Student Teaching: Pre-Kindergarten (8 weeks) (6)

* EDEL 450 Senior Seminar in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (3)

*Requires admission to the teaching curriculum to register.

By the end of the fourth year, each student should have:

1. Passed the designated Specialty test for the Praxis II Exams;

2. Completed all requirements for graduation;

3. Applied for graduation;

4. Completed all Department and College Standards for licensure by the State of Indiana.