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Undergraduate Programs of Study
Program in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Early Childhood Education leads to a teaching certificate (infancy through grade 3). The program requires a total of 192 quarter hours for the BS degree. Students must complete the Liberal Studies requirements, the General Education requirements and the requirements of the program listed below. All education courses and content area courses require a grade of C- or better.
Liberal Studies
First Year Core: 20 hours required
- ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
- ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
- ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I (requires a grade of C- or better)
- ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II (requires a grade of C- or better)
- ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
- ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II
Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
- ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States
Junior Year Core: (hours met by major field courses)
- junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum - met by ECE 091, 092, 093, & 094)
Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
- ECE 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Early Childhood Education
Learning Domains
Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
- 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses
Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
- 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
- LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)
Religious Dimensions: 4 quarter hours required
- 4 quarter hours in any Religious Dimensions course
Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
- 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
- 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
- 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
- Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)
Self, Society and the Modern World: 12 quarter hours required
- PSC 120 The American Political System required
- 8 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course
- Note: At most, 2 courses from the same department or program
Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
- 4 quarter hours of United States history
- 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history
Pre-Education
Theory & Practice Introductory Core: 18 quarter hours required
- ECE 290 Child Growth & Development (must be taken with ECE 091)
- ECE 091 (1qh) Clinical Experience with Infants
- ECE 286 Art, Music and Movement in ECE
- ECE 302 Child & Family in Urban Environment (must be taken with ECE 092)
- ECE 092 (1qh) Clinical Experience with Families
- ECE 303 History & Philosophy of ECE
Health and Nutrition: 4 quarter hours required
- PE 273 Health and Nutrition
Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
- ECE 375 Early Childhood Assessment
- EE 347 Children's Literature
- SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
Concentration
Concentration: 28 quarter hours required
A concentration is a single area of study in liberal arts (cannot include coursework in Education). A grade of C- or better required for all concentration courses.
- 12 quarter hours in area of study at any level
- 16 quarter hours in area of study at the 200 or 300 level
Concentrations include but are not limited to following areas: Anthropology, Art, Biology, Catholic Studies, Chemistry, Communications, Economics, English, Environmental Science, French, Geography, German, History, Italian, Math, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology or Spanish.
Concentrations may or may not lead to a minor or an endorsement area depending on courses taken. Students wishing to teach a subject area at the middle school level must receive an endorsement and take SCU 339. Consult with your advisor if you are interested in either a minor or an endorsement.
Professional Education
Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
- SCU 336 Adolescent & Adult Growth & Development
Theory & Practice Advanced Core: 24 quarter hours required
- ECE 307 Speech & Language Development of the Young Child
- ECE 309 Preschool Exceptional Childhood Growth & Development
- ECE 310 Teaching Strategies for Pre-School Children (must be taken with ECE 093)
- ECE 311 Curriculum & Instruction in Primary Grades (must be taken with ECE 094)
- ECE 331 Beginning Math & Science Instruction
- EE 324 Beginning Reading Instruction
Early Childhood Education Field Experiences: 2 quarter hours required
- ECE 093 (1qh) Clinical Experience with Preschoolers
- ECE 094 (1qh) Clinical Experience with Primary Grades
Early Childhood Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
- ECE 385 (12qh) ECE Student teaching
Open Electives
Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
- Any courses not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.
Program of Study for a Minor Sequence in Early Childhood Education
The ECE minor provides a learning opportunity to all DePaul Students for those interested in the care and education of young children. Students interested in this minor should consult home college advisors and secure permission from the Early Childhood Program to enroll.
Professional Education: seven of eight courses selected in consultation with an academic advisor and Early Childhood Program faculty:
- ECE 286 Art, Music and Movement in ECE
- ECE 290 Growth & Child Development
- ECE 302 Child & Family in the Urban Environment
- ECE 303 History & Philosophy of ECE
- ECE 307 Speech & Language Development of the Young Child
- ECE 309 Preschool Exceptional Child Growth & Development
- ECE 310 Teaching Strategies for Pre-School Children
- ECE 375 Early Childhood Assessment
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