Early Childhood (Pre K-Grade 4)/ Special Education

Elementary Education: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Dual Major BS Degree

Requirements for student completing degree requirements in May 2013 or later. Students completing their degrees no later than May 2012 follow program guidelines described in the 2009-2010 University Catalog, available on the Misericordia University website.

Sequence of Required Courses

First Year

*First Semester*		*Total Credits 15*	*Second Semester*		*Total Credits 16*
ENG XXX	American Literature	3	PHL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSY 123	Introduction to Psychology	3	TED 121	Education Technology	3
HIS 103	US History I	3	HIS 104	US History II	3
MTH XXX	Core	3	TED 242	Child Development	3
ENG 103	English Composition	3	TED 131	Cultural Awareness(F)	1
TED 101	Education Seminar	0	ECE 110	Introduction to Early Childhood Ed	3
TED 190	Education Seminar Field	0	TED 191	Field	0

Sophomore Year

*First Semester*		*Total Credits 18*	*Second Semester*		*Total Credits 18*
TED 231	Learning	3	ENG XXX	Literature Core	3
BIO 103	General Biology I	3	BIO 104	General Biology II	3
BIO 703	General Biology I Lab	0	BIO 704	General Biology II Lab	0
MTH 115	Basic Statistics	3	ECE 384	Social Studies Methods	2
ECE 250	Curriculum and Instruction ECE	3	ECE 385	Science Methods	2
SPE 111	Special Education and Exceptional Learners	3	ECE 380	Reading Methods I: Early Literature	3
SPE 211	Education Assessment	3	ECE 460	Collaborating with Families	3
TED 292	Field I	0	TED 271	Classroom Management(F)	2
			TED 293	Field II	0

Junior Year

*First Semester*		*Total Credits 17*	*Second Semester*		*Total Credits 18*
FA XXX	Fine Arts Core I	3	PHL XXX	Philosophy Core	3
ECE 381	Reading Methods II: Early Literature	3	SPE 361	Intensive Reading/Writing/Math	3
ECE 382	Math Methods I	3	ECE 383	Math Methods II	3
RLS XXX	Religion Core	3	SPE 311	Transition	3
SOC 101	Comparative Sociology	2	SPE 362	Methods High Incidence	3
ECE 386	Language Arts	3	SPE 365	Methods and Management EBD	3
TED 394	Practicum I	0	TED 395	Practicum II	0

Senior Year

*First Semester*		*Total Credits 18*	*Second Semester*		*Total Credits 13*
FA XXX	Fine Arts Core II	3	TED 497	Student Teaching	9
RLS XXX	Religious Studies Core	3	TED 412	English Language Learners	2
ECE 387	Integrating the Arts	3	TED 411	Professional Practice	2
SPE 363	Methods Low Incidence	3
SPE 364	Methods PDD	3
SPE 411	Inclusive Practices	3