Answer your Calling as an Early Childhood Teacher
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Stevenson University’s education programs are approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).
If you’re excited and inspired to teach young children, our Early Childhood Education program (PreK-Grade 3) will prepare you to have a positive impact on the learning and lives of young children.
Stevenson’s Early Childhood Education program is designed to ensure that you demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to be a successful teacher of young children. Beginning in the first year, the program emphasizes experiential learning in diverse school environments, including preschools and public and private schools. As you advance through the program, you will complete numerous field experiences in a variety of school settings culminating in a yearlong internship in a Professional Development School.
Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program will:
- Apply knowledge of discipline content and content-related pedagogy to design and implement effective instruction for all learners.
- Use knowledge of diverse students to design instruction and create a culturally responsive, equitable environment to support achievement for all learners.
- Design and implement instruction that engages students, encourages student participation, promotes higher-level thinking, and supports instructional outcomes.
- Design and implement assessment that monitors student learning, provides purposeful feedback on progress, and furnishes evidence to inform instruction.
- Reflect on teaching, collaborate in a professional learning community, seek professional development opportunities, engage in inquiry, persist toward goals, and exhibit integrity and professionalism.
Study Early Childhood Education at Stevenson
Career Opportunities
Career Paths for Early Childhood Education Majors
Our Early Childhood Education program prepares students to enter the classroom with confidence and knowledge within the field of education. Graduates with an Early Childhood Education degree are qualified to teach PreK-Grade 3 in a public or non-public school.
Curious about internships and job placement after you graduate? Visit our Career Connection Center.
Courses
The courses listed below are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree in early childhood education: liberal arts and technology. Candidates must also complete the requirements for the Stevenson Educational Experience (SEE).
Specific pre- and co-requisites for each course are listed in the course descriptions.
Major Requirements
FYS 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 credit |
FYS 102 | First Year Seminar | 1 credit |
ED 108 | Learning Experiences for Young Children | 3 credits |
ED 108F | Year 1 Field Placement | 0 credits |
ED 202F | Year 2 Field Placement | 0 credits |
ED 203F | Year 2 Field Placement | 0 credits |
ED 205 | Year 2 Seminar | 1 credit |
ED 230 | Processes and Acquisition of Reading | 3 credits |
ED 270 | Curriculum Principles and Practices | 3 credits |
ED 271 | Principles of Assessment | 3 credits |
ED 272 | Principles of Special Education | 3 credits |
ED 302 | Year Three Seminar I | 0 credits |
ED 303 | Year Three Seminar II | 1 credit |
ED 305F | Year 3 Field Placement | 0 credits |
ED 306F | Year 3 Field Placement | 0 credits |
ED 318 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood Education | 4 credits |
ED 319 | Methods of Teaching Science: Early Childhood | 3 credits |
ED 331 | Instruction of Reading | 3 credits |
ED 365 | Materials for Teaching Reading | 3 credits |
ED 410 | Assessment for Reading Instruction | 3 credits |
ED 435 | Internship Seminar I | 1 credit |
ED 436 | Internship Seminar II | 3 credits |
ED 440 | Internship I: Early Childhood | 4 credits |
ED 441 | Internship II: Early Childhood | 12 credits |
ENG 282 | Literary Genres: Youth Literature | 3 credits |
IS 302 | Integrating Technology and Digital Learning in the Classroom | 3 credits |
PHIL 420 | Philosophy of Education | 3 credits |
PSY 206 | Child Development | 3 credits |
PSY 330 | Educational Psychology | 3 credits |
Fine Arts elective
Select one course from course prefix designators ART, FMI, MUS, PHOTO, or THEA. It must be a SEE certified Fine Arts.
Social Science elective
GEO elective (recommended)
HIST elective
Any SEE certified HIST course.
MATH electives
Minimum of 12 credits required – MATH 137, MATH 205, and MATH 206 (recommended)
Science electives
Minimum of 12 credits required – BIO 104 (recommended). 4 credits must be SEE certified.
Minors
A minor in early childhood education: liberal arts and technology is not available.
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