Admissions Requirements

Admission requirement standards are similar across Michigan public universities. A minimum of 120 credits are required for completion of this degree: satisfaction of the University General Education Program; All course work must be completed in accordance with the academic procedures of the College of Education and University governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees. All major, minor, and education courses, must be completed with grades of ‘C’ or better and an overall 2.5 grade point average, to meet College graduation requirements. Course changes may occur through periodic curriculum revision and students are urged to consult assigned advisors prior to each registration period to insure that all requirements are met.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 120 credits are required for completion of this degree: satisfaction of the University General Education Program; All course work must be completed in accordance with the academic procedures of the College of Education and University governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees. All major, minor, and education courses must be completed with grades of ‘C’ or better and an overall 2.5 grade point average to meet College graduation requirements. Course changes may occur through periodic curriculum revision, and students are urged to consult assigned advisors prior to each registration period to ensure that all requirements are met.

Early Childhood Education: Required courses for the Birth to Kindergarten (B-K) Grade Band

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
General Education Courses		28
The General Education Requirements for Quantitative Experience (MAT 1110) and Natural Scientific Inquiry w/Lab (SCE 2100/SCE 2105) are included in the B-K Grade Band coursework.
Approximately 28 credit hours are needed for General Education courses not included in the B-k Grade Band coursework: Basic Composition, Intermediate Composition, Oral Communication, Natural Scientific Inquiry, Civic Literacy Inquiry, Social Inquiry, Cultural Inquiry, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Inquiry, and Global Learning Inquiry.
Foundations
TED 2020	Technology Integration in Teaching	3
TED 2200 & TED 2205	Foundations I: Foundations of Education in Urban Spaces and Foundations Field Experience	3
TED 2210	Foundations II: Intersections of Culture, Language, Identity & Schooling	2
Early Childhood Education Foundations
ELE 2000	Child Development: Birth-Age 8	3
ELE 2015	Play: How Young Children Learn	3
ELE 2020	Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Clinical Experience	3
ELE 2025	Social Emotional Learning: Birth-Age 8	3
ELE 2035	Inclusion, Equity, and Justice in Early Childhood	3
ELE 2050 & ELE 2055	Intentional and Inclusive Teaching: Infants and Toddlers and Intentional and Inclusive Teaching: Infants and Toddlers Clinical Experience	4
Content Areas
SCE 2100 & SCE 2105	Integrated Science Content PK-6 and Integrated Science Lab PK-6	4
MAT 1110	Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I	3
ELE 6200	Diverse Children’s Literature for Elementary Teachers	3
ELE 6205	Literacy Foundations	3
ELE 6210 & ELE 6211	Literacy Methods I (PK-3) and Literacy Clinical Experience (PK-3)	4
ELE 6040 & ELE 6045	Intentional and Inclusive Teaching: The Content Areas (PK-K) and Intentional and Inclusive Teaching: ECE Clinical Preschool	4
ELE 2075	The Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education	3
Curriculum and Assessment
ELE 6100	Planning and Implementing Preschool Curriculum	3
ELE 6110	Planning Infant and Toddler Curriculum	3
ELE 6030	Assessment of Young Children	3
Leadership and Partnership
ELE 2010	Equitable Partnerships with Families and Communities	3
ELE 6130	Early Childhood Advocacy, Leadership, and Administration	3
Electives		11
Electives as needed to reach the required 120 credit hours for the degree.
Student Teaching
TED 5792	Directed Teaching and Conference for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education	6
TED 5791 & ELE 6080	Directed Teaching and Conference for Pre-Kindergarten and Intentional and Inclusive Teaching: The Preschool Learning Environment	9
Total Credits		120