Early Childhood Education (P-3)

General Studies Program: Specialized Requirements

All students are required to complete the Troy University General Studies Program requirements. The major requires the selection of certain courses within the General Studies Program. For all other General Studies requirements, students may select from courses approved within the General Studies Program.

Early Childhood education majors must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in each of the following disciplines as part of General Studies: Mathematics, Social Science, Science, and English.

Education Major - Professional Studies (18 Hours)

• EDU 3303 - Educational Psychology and Classroom Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3305 - Teaching with Technology 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3310 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4400 - Classroom Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4471 - Curriculum and Instructional Delivery 3 Credit Hour(s)
• SPE 3340 - Introduction to Special Education 3 Credit Hour(s)

Internship (12 Hours)

• ECE 4454 - Internship Seminar for Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ECE 4474 - Internship in Early Childhood Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

Teaching Field (36 Hours)

• ECE 3315 - Assessment in ECE 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ECE 3325 - Child Growth & Development (Birth to 8 years) 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ECE 4401 - Integrated Program 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4478 - Practicum II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ELE 3361 - Teaching Natural Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ELE 4463 - Math Pedagogy IV: Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis Credit Hour(s)
• RED 3310 - Literacy Foundations I 3 Credit Hour(s) (Grade of B or better is required)
• RED 3320 - Literacy Foundations II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• RED 3380 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
• RED 4483 - Reading Intervention Strategies 3 Credit Hour(s)
• RED 4465 - Practicum I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• SPE 4407 - Differentiation and Collaboration 3 Credit Hour(s)