Early Childhood/Elementary Education: PK-4, Early Childhood Concentration B.S.Ed.

Electives (15 credits)

• DS 100 - Introduction to Disability Studies Credits: 3
• ECH 340 - Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum Credits: 3
• ECH 410 - Physical, Motor, and Sensory Development in Early Childhood Credits: 3
• ECH 462 - Practicum in Early Childhood Concentration with Administrative Field Experiences Credits: 3
• ECH 470 - Language Development, Literacy, and Play in Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
• ETH 100 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• PSY 265 - Childhood and Adolescence Credits: 3
• PSY 355 - Psychology of the Exceptional Child Credits: 3
• RDG 232 - Reading in the Elementary School Credits: 3
• RDG 334 - Classroom Based Literacy Assessment Credits: 3
• RDG 405 - Teaching Writing in 4-8 Classrooms Credits: 3
• SOC 257 - American Families (Effective Spring 2020: Family in Modern Society) Credits: 3
• SOC 258 - Women’s Roles and Status Credits: 3
• SOC 320 - Sociology of Disability Credits: 3
• SWK 265 - Understanding Diversity for Social Work Practice Credits: 3
• SWK 420 - Gender Issues for Helping Professionals Credits: 3
• TCH 345 - Assessment and Evaluation Strategies Credits: 3
• WST 100 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3

Foundations (15-16 crs.)

Foundational courses coupled with other experiences provide students with their core First Year Experience, providing opportunities to develop the requisite quantitative, analytical, written communication, and oral communication skills needed to succeed while in college and throughout life after college. Five program goals express the purpose of these foundational courses and how they support student success.

• UNIV 101 - Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
• ENG 114 - Academic Writing Credits: 3
• HCS 100 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
• HIS 105 - Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3
• MAT 111 - Fundamentals of Mathematics II Credits: 3

Interconnections (9 crs.)

This curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore human behavior, social interactions, and global communities through humanities and the social and behavioral sciences. Open discourse about the causes and consequences of human behavior and thought, and the interconnectedness of societies revealed by examining traditions and structures, provides a pathway to mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse world.

Three program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish. Students must complete three (3) courses in this curriculum, with at least one (1) course being a diversity course(‘D’ rubric) and at least one (1) course being a global perspectives course (‘G’ rubric).

Natural World and Technology (9 crs.)

This curriculum will provide students the opportunity to learn how new knowledge is created by applying scientific principles and technology to address historical and contemporary questions. Two program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.

Students must complete 3 courses in this curriculum, with at least two (2) courses (or their equivalents) involving the natural world (‘N’ rubric).

Citizenship and Responsibility (6 crs.)

This curriculum will provide students with opportunities to consider the function and development of institutions, as well as their own responsibilities in society. Tools for development of students as informed and responsible citizens can include study of principles and research in social science, analysis of the development of social and political systems and practices, application of critical analysis and reasoning, and contemplation of ethics and values. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.

Students are required to complete two (2) courses (or their equivalents) in this curriculum, with no more than one (1) course being attributed with the same program goal.

Creativity and Expression (6 crs.)

This part of the curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore artistic and literary disciplines and their modes of expression, considering the processes by which artistic works are imagined and created as well as the analytical tools for describing and appraising works of art and literature. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.

Students must complete two (2) courses (or their equivalents) in this curriculum, with one (1) course being a literature course (‘L’ rubric)and one course in either the arts or creativity (‘A’ or ‘C’ rubrics).