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Education General
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Preparatory to Elementary School Teaching

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION¹

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education

This program focuses on preparing teachers for preschool, kindergarten, and the early primary grades (one through three) of the elementary school. Graduates of the program qualify for the early childhood certificate. A minimum of 128 semester hours of credit, excluding basic military science, is necessary for graduation.

For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see pages 47 to 49.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

All courses must be selected from the council list of approved courses for general education.

HOURS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS

6-7
RHET 105 or 108 and a speech performance elective or SPCOM 111 and 112

0-3
Composition II

6-10
Total

HOURS
MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE²

6-8
Biological science

6-8
Physical science (mathematics not acceptable)

4
MATH 203-Theory of Arithmetic

3
MATH 117-Experimental Mathematics (or another course satisfying Quantitative Reasoning I

19-23
Total

HOURS
HUMANITIES³

6
Literature

3
MUSIC 130 or 133-Introduction to the Art of Music or Introduction to World Music

3
ART&D 140-Introduction to Art

12
Total

HOURS
AMERICAN HISTORY

3-4
Choose from:

HIST 150-Composition II/History of the United States to 1877

HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877

HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present

HIST 153-Composition II/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present

HIST 260-Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815

HIST 261-The United States in the Nineteenth Century

HIST 262-The United States in the Twentieth Century

HOURS
SOCIAL SCIENCES³

4
PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology

3
POL S 150-American Government

3-4
Social sciences elective

10-11
Total

HOURS
HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

2
Health and/or physical development

2
Total

HOURS
AREA OF CONCENTRATION³

18
Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an adviser for the list of approved disciplines.)

1. At the time of publication, this program was being revised.

2. At least one science course must be a laboratory course.

3. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities, social sciences, or the area of concentration must be taken in non-Western culture.

HOURS
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

3
E P S 201-Foundations of American Education

3
EDPSY 236-Child Development for Elementary Teachers

5
C & I 320-Foundations of Early Childhood Education

3
C & l 321-Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education

3
Choose one from:
C & I 322-Parent Involvement Techniques for Teachers
ANTH/HDFS 210-Comparative Family Organization
HDFS 310-Contemporary American Family
SP ED 338-Families of Children with Special Needs

8
ED PR 232-Educational Practice in Elementary Education

3
SPSHS 383-Development of Spoken Language

3
SP ED 308-Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems in the Regular Classroom, or SP ED 365-Intervention Issues and Practices with Young Children with Disabilities

3
ED PR 238-Educational Practice for Special Fields in Elementary Schools (Prekindergarten Student Teaching)

3
C & I 330*-Principles and Practices in Mathematics Education

3
C & I 340*-Principles and Practices in Science Education

3
C & I 345*-Principles and Practices in Social Studies Education

3
C & I 360*-Principles and Practices in Language Arts Education

3
C & I 367-Principles and Practices in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth

3
C & I 370*-Principles and Practices in Reading Education

2
ARTED 203-Art in the Elementary Grades

2
Music 241-Music for Elementary Teachers

0
ED PR 150-School and Community Experiences

56
Total

128
TOTAL minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits

*Early childhood education students must enroll in the early childhood section of this course.

Education General
Table of Contents

Preparatory to Elementary School Teaching

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

HOURS	COMMUNICATION SKILLS
6-7	RHET 105 or 108 and a speech performance elective or SPCOM 111 and 112
0-3	Composition II
6-10	Total
HOURS	MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE²
6-8	Biological science
6-8	Physical science (mathematics not acceptable)
4	MATH 203-Theory of Arithmetic
3	MATH 117-Experimental Mathematics (or another course satisfying Quantitative Reasoning I
19-23	Total
HOURS	HUMANITIES³
6	Literature
3	MUSIC 130 or 133-Introduction to the Art of Music or Introduction to World Music
3	ART&D 140-Introduction to Art
12	Total
HOURS	AMERICAN HISTORY
3-4	Choose from:
3-4	HIST 150-Composition II/History of the United States to 1877 HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877 HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present HIST 153-Composition II/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present HIST 260-Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815 HIST 261-The United States in the Nineteenth Century HIST 262-The United States in the Twentieth Century
HOURS	SOCIAL SCIENCES³
4	PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology
3	POL S 150-American Government
3-4	Social sciences elective
10-11	Total
HOURS	HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
2	Health and/or physical development
2	Total
HOURS	AREA OF CONCENTRATION³
18	Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an adviser for the list of approved disciplines.)

HOURS	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
3	E P S 201-Foundations of American Education
3	EDPSY 236-Child Development for Elementary Teachers
5	C & I 320-Foundations of Early Childhood Education
3	C & l 321-Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education
3	Choose one from: C & I 322-Parent Involvement Techniques for Teachers ANTH/HDFS 210-Comparative Family Organization HDFS 310-Contemporary American Family SP ED 338-Families of Children with Special Needs
8	ED PR 232-Educational Practice in Elementary Education
3	SPSHS 383-Development of Spoken Language
3	SP ED 308-Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems in the Regular Classroom, or SP ED 365-Intervention Issues and Practices with Young Children with Disabilities
3	ED PR 238-Educational Practice for Special Fields in Elementary Schools (Prekindergarten Student Teaching)
3	C & I 330*-Principles and Practices in Mathematics Education
3	C & I 340*-Principles and Practices in Science Education
3	C & I 345*-Principles and Practices in Social Studies Education
3	C & I 360*-Principles and Practices in Language Arts Education
3	C & I 367-Principles and Practices in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth
3	C & I 370*-Principles and Practices in Reading Education
2	ARTED 203-Art in the Elementary Grades
2	Music 241-Music for Elementary Teachers
0	ED PR 150-School and Community Experiences
56	Total
128	TOTAL minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits