College of Education
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Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Education: Childhood/Early Childhood Education

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Childhood Education

Childhood Education Course Requirements:

Course Number Title Credit Hours
EDU 105/106 Introduction to Contemporary Education (F) 3
EDU 225 Developmental Psychology 3
EDU 250/251 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner (F) 3
EDU 276 Foundations of Integrated Literacy & Technology in the Elem. School 3
EDU 305/313 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom (F) 3
EDU 349 Educational Psychology 3
HLTH 300 Education in Drugs, Alcohol, & Tobacco 1
MAED 301 Math for School Teachers I 3
MAED 302 Math for School Teachers II 3

Science courses from two different departments (7).
(Note: SCI courses are considered multi-disciplinary - all 7 credit hours can be taken in SCI)

Plus an area of concentration = 30-37

Professional Year Course Work and Student Teaching:
EDU 402 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3
EDU 403 Teaching Science in the Elementary School 3
EDU 404 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3
EDU 405 Literacy I 3
EDU 406 Literacy II 3
EDU 416 Capstone Seminar - Advanced Study in Classroom Organization, Management, and Instruction 3
EDU 420 Student Teaching-Primary 3
EDU 422 Student Teaching - Intermediate 6

Note: (F) designates courses that have a field experience component.

Fredonia/Hamburg Teacher Education Center
The College of Education and the Hamburg Central School District have cooperated in developing an innovative teacher education program for Childhood Education that combines the Professional Methods Semester course work and the student teaching experience during a full year internship at the Fredonia/Hamburg Teacher Education Center. This program received the Distinguished Program Award in 1985 from the National Association of Teacher Educators. Further information concerning this program can be obtained from the Dean of Education and/or the Director of the Office of Field Experiences.

Early Childhood Education

Course Requirements:

The program is currently under review. Students should contact the College of Education for updated requirements.

EDU 105/106 Introduction to Contemporary Education (F) 3
EDU 214 Childrens Literature 3
EDU 220 Child Development/Observation/Assessment  
 or EDU 225 Developmental Psychology 3
EDU 250/251 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner (F) 3
EDU 276 Foundations of Integrated Literacy & Technology in the Elementary School 3
EDU 305/313 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom (F) 3
EDU 312 Infant/Toddler Care and Education (F) 3
EDU 314 Developmental Learning & Child Abuse Workshop (CAW)  
 or EDU 349 Educational Psychology and CAW 3
HLTH 300 Education in Drugs, Alcohol & Tobacco 1
MUED 315 Music, Play and Self 3
MAED 301 Math for School Teachers I 3
MAED 302 Math for School Teachers II 3
Science courses from two different departments (7).
(Note: SCI courses are considered multi-disciplinary - all 7 credit hours can be taken in SCI).

Plus an area of concentration = 30-37

Professional Year Course Work and Student Teaching
EDU 402 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3
EDU 405 Literacy I 3
EDU 406 Literacy II 3
EDU 412 Integrated Methods for Early Childhood Education 6
EDU 416 Capstone Seminar - Advanced Study in Classroom Organization, Management, and Instruction 3
EDU 42X Student Teaching - Early Childhood 6/6
EDU 432 Building Home-School Partnerships in Diverse Society 3

Note: (F) designates courses that have a field experience component.

Areas of Concentration for Childhood and Early Childhood Education

Art Concentration (30 credit hours)

Studio Art (6 credit hours)
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-Dimensional Design 3

Foundations of Art History (6 credit hours)
ART 115 Masterpieces to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces from 1400 3

Art History (18 credit hours)*

Select from the following:
ART 315 Readings in Art History
 3
ART 321 Art Since 1945 3
ART 323 Ancient Art: (subtitle varies) 3
ART 324 Medieval Art: (subtitle varies) 3
ART 325 Renaissance Art: (subtitle varies)
 3
ART 351 Special Topics: Art History 3
ART 428 Visual Culture
 3
ART 441 Directed Studio: Art History
 3
ART 494 Independent Study: Art History 3
*Minimum of 6 credit hours at the 400 level

Biology Concentration (33 credit hours)
BIOL 110 Human Biology 3
BIOL 131/132 Principles of Biology I & Lab 4
BIOL 133/134 Principles of Biology II & Lab 4
BIOL 243/244
 Biodiversity & Lab
 4
Plus 6 elective hours in Biology at the 330 and/or 400 level by advisement
SCI 301 Science for Elem. School Teachers I 3
SCI 303 Science for Elem. School Teachers II 3
SCI 302 Science for Elem. School Teachers (Lab) 1
SCI 325 Science Teaching Assistantship Labs 2
EDU 403 Teaching Science in the Elem. School 3

Chemistry Concentration (34 credit hours)
CHEM 115/125 General Chemistry I & Lab
 4
CHEM 116/126 General Chemistry II & Lab
 4
CHEM 215/225 Organic Chemistry I & Lab
 4
CHEM 216/226 Organic Chemistry II & Lab 4
Plus 6 elective hours in Chemistry at the 330 and/or 400 level by advisement
SCI 301 Science for Elem. School Teachers I 3
SCI 303 Science for Elem. School Teachers II 3
SCI 302 Science for Elem. School Teachers (Lab) 1
SCI 325 Science Teaching Assistantship Labs 2
EDU 403 Teaching Science in the Elem. School 3

Earth Science Concentration (32-33 credit hours)
GEO 160 Oceanography 3
GEO 165 Geology I
 3
GEO 169 General Geology (Lab)* 1
GEO 210 Geology II* 3
GEO 215 Minerals & Rocks* 3
GEO 311 Global Climate 3
GEO XXX Any 300, 400 level Geology elective 3 or 4
*Prerequisite or co-requisite - GEO 165
SCI 301 Science for Elem. School Teachers I 3
SCI 303 Science for Elem. School Teachers II 3
SCI 302 Science for Elem. School Teachers (Lab) 1
SCI 325 Science Teaching Assistantship Labs 2
SCI 403 Teaching Science in the Elem. School 3

English Concentration (30 credit hours)
ENGL 357 Literacy, Language & Reading 3
ENGL 358 Comp. for El. Ed. Teachers 3
Plus three of the following: (9 credit hours)
ENGL 205 Epic & Romance  
ENGL 207 Drama & Film  
ENGL 209 Novels & Tales  
ENGL 211 World Poetry  
English courses at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (15)

French Concentration (30 credit hours)
FREN 215 Intermediate French I 3
FREN 216 Intermediate French II 3
FREN 317 French Conversation 3
FREN 318 French Composition 3
FREN 319 Survey of French Literature I 3
FREN 421 Advanced French Pronunciation 3
Plus one of the following:
FREN 315 French Masterpieces I 3
FREN 316 French Masterpieces II  
French at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (9)

Mathematics Concentration (34-36 credit hours)
MATH 210 Discrete Math 4
MAED 301 Mathematics for School Teachers I 3
MAED 302 Mathematics for School Teachers II 3
MAED 303 Mathematics for School Teachers III 3
MAED 310 Reading and Writing Mathematics 3
MAED 325 Software for Mathematics Education 3
One of the following:
MATH 110 Math in Action
MATH 117 Why Mathematics?  
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120/121 Survey of Calculus I & II 6
MATH 122/123 University Calculus I & II 8
One of the following:
EDU 402 Teaching Mathematics in Elem. School 3
One of the following:
STAT 200 Statistical Methods 3
STAT 350 Probability and Statistics  

Music Concentration (32 credit hours)
MUS 121 Aural Theory I 2
MUS 122 Aural Theory II 2
MUS 123 Written Theory I 2
MUS 124 Written Theory II 2
MUED 315 Music, Play, & Self 3
MUS 450 Dir. Studies (Musicianship I/Obs.) 2
MUS 451 Dir. Studies (Musicianship II/Obs.) 2
Music History courses at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (12)
Plus any three from the following:
MUS 118 Piano Class 1
MUS 217 Piano Class Inter. 1
MUS 218 Piano Class Inter. 1
MUS 317 Piano Class Adv. 1
MUS 318 Piano Class Adv. 1
Plus either:
MUED 210 Guitar 1
 and MUED 211 Guitar 1
 or MUTY 270 Social Instruments 2

Physics Concentration (35-37 credit hours)
PHYS 101 Contem. Physics for Non-Sci. Majors 3
PHYS 121/122 College Physics I & Lab
 4
PHYS 123/124 College Physics II & Lab
 4
PHYS 311 Acoustics I 3
PHYS 318 Basic Electronics 3
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120/121 Survey of Calculus I & II 6
MATH 122/123 University Calculus I & II 8
SCI 301 Science for Elem. School Teachers I 3
SCI 303 Science for Elem. School Teachers II 3
SCI 302 Science for Elem. School Teachers (Lab) 1
SCI 325 Science Teaching Assistantship Labs 2
EDU 403 Teaching Science in the Elem. School 3

Social Studies Concentration (33 credit hours)
HIST 105 U.S. History to 1877 3
HIST 106 U.S. History since 1877 3
Plus one of the following:
POLI 120 American Politics  
POLI 150 U.S. & World Affairs 3
Plus one of the following sequences: (6)
HIST 115 Western Civ. I  
 and HIST 102 World History II  
 or HIST 116 Western Civ. II  
 and HIST 101 World History I 3
Plus one of the following:
POLI 321 Political Parties & Interest Groups  
POLI 323 Elections in America  
POLI 324 President & Congress  
POLI 356 U.S. Foreign Policy  
POLI 370 American Constitutional Law  
POLI 371 Civil Rights & Liberties 3
Plus a course in each of the following at the 300 level or above:
One course in American Minority Studies (3)
One course in Non-Western Studies (3)
One course in European Studies (3)
One course in U.S. History (3)
EDU 404 Teaching Social Studies in Elem. School 3

Spanish Concentration (30 credit hours)
SPAN 215 Intermediate Spanish I 3
SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II 3
SPAN 315 Intro. Hispanic Literature 3
SPAN 317 Spanish Conversation 3
SPAN 318 Spanish Composition 3
Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (15)

Middle School Extension - Certification Grades 1-9 (Childhood Education Majors Only)

Childhood Education (1-6) plus Middle School Extension (Grades 7-9).

Candidates registered in the Childhood Education program can extend their certification via the Middle School Extension by completing (a) two (2) additional courses in professional education and (b) one of the enhanced concentrations below (instead of the previously delineated concentrations).

Additional Education Course Work for Middle School Extension:
EDU 224 Adolescent Development & Child Abuse Workshop 3
EDU 321 Teaching in the Middle School 3
English Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
ENGL 355 Adolescent Literature 3
ENGL 357 Literacy, Language & Reading 3
ENGL 358 Comp. for El. Ed. Teachers 3
Plus three of the following: (9 credit hours)
ENGL 205 Epic & Romance  
ENGL 207 Drama & Film  
ENGL 209 Novels & Tales  
ENGL 211 World Poetry  
English at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (18)

French Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
FREN 215 Intermediate French I 3
FREN 216 Intermediate French II 3
FREN 317 French Conversation 3
FREN 318 French Composition 3
FREN 319 Survey of French Literature I 3
FREN 421 Advanced French Pronunciation 3
Plus one of the following (3):
FREN 315 French Masterpieces I
FREN 316 French Masterpieces II  
French at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (15)

Mathematics Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (41-43 credit hours)
MATH 210 Discrete Math 4
MATH 231 Linear Algebra 4
MATH 341 Geometry 3
MATH 381 History of Mathematics 3
MAED 301 Mathematics for School Teachers I 3
MAED 302 Mathematics for School Teachers II 3
MAED 303 Mathematics for School Teachers III 3
MAED 310 Reading and Writing Mathematics 3
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120/121 Survey of Calculus I/II 6
MATH 122/123 University Calculus I/II 8
One of the following:
STAT 200 Statistical Methods 3
STAT 350 Probability and Statistics  
MATH or STAT course at the 300 or 400 level as advised (3)
EDU 402 Teaching Mathematics in Elem. School 3

Note: Candidates who complete MATH 122/123 or MATH 120/121/124 qualify for a Minor in Mathematics. This minor must be declared.

Social Studies Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (39 credit hours)
HIST 105 U.S. History to 1877 3
HIST 106 U.S. History since 1877 3
Plus one of the following:
POLI 120 American Politics  
POLI 150 U.S. & World Affairs 3
Plus one of the following sequences: (6 credit hours)
HIST 115 Western Civ. I 3
 and HIST 102 World History II 3
 or
HIST 116		 Western Civ. II 3
 and HIST 101 World History I 3
Plus one of the following:
HIST 261 Islamic Civilization  
HIST 264 East Asian Civilizations  
HIST 272 Africa to 1800  
HIST 273 Africa since 1880  
HIST 282 Pre-Columbian & Colonial Latin America  
HIST 283 Revolution & Reform in Latin America 3
Plus one of the following:
POLI 321 Political Parties & Interest Groups  
POLI 323 Elections in America  
POLI 324 President & Congress  
POLI 356 U.S. Foreign Policy  
POLI 370 American Constitutional Law  
POLI 371 Civil Rights & Liberties 3
Plus a course in each of the following at the 300 level or above:
One course in American Minority Studies (3)
One course in Non-Western Studies (3)
One course in European Studies (3)
One course in U.S. History (3)
One course in History or Political Science (3)
EDU 404 Teaching Social Studies in Elem. School 3

Spanish Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
SPAN 215 Intermediate Spanish I 3
SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II 3
SPAN 315 Intro. Hispanic Literature 3
SPAN 317 Spanish Conversation 3
SPAN 318 Spanish Composition 3
SPAN 319 Survey of Spanish Literature 3
SPAN 320 Survey of Spanish Literature II 3
SPAN 325 Survey of Spanish American Lit. 3
SPAN 421 Adv. Spanish Phonetics & Diction 3
Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement (9)

Eligibility for Methods and Student Teaching Childhood and Early Childhood

The Professional Year
The Professional Year is a fall entry program that consists of eight (8) weeks of Methods followed by eight (8) weeks of student teaching in both the fall and the spring semesters. Students are responsible for contacting the Office of Field Experiences during the first week of classes in the spring semester of the year prior to the Professional Year, to apply for student teaching. Applications for student teaching must be submitted by the posted deadline. The Office of Field Experiences will evaluate eligibility for professional education majors the spring semester prior to the Professional Year. Students should refer to the Gated Assessment Model for the criteria used to determine eligibility for the Professional Year.

The prerequisite for entering student teaching and remaining in the Professional Year is the successful completion of all methods classes. In order to remain in the Professional Year, candidates must maintain the required cumulative grade point average.