Childhood Education 1-6–B.S.

A. Core Requirements (46 cr)

• EDU 301 - Schooling, Pedagogy, and Social Justice
• EDU 303 - Field Placement I: Observation and Participation
• EDU 430 - Professionalism & Social Justice Seminar
• CED 330 - Teaching Mathematics: Authentic Literacy and Learning
• CED 340 - Teaching Science and Technology: Authentic Literacy and Learning
• CED 350 - Teaching Social Studies: Authentic Literacy and Learning
• CED 393 - Field Experience III: Planning and Teaching Practicum
• CED 394 - Integrated Childhood Methods
• CED 420 - Childhood Student Teaching
• CED 421 - Cross-Cultural Student Teaching
• LIT 311 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners
• LIT 314 - Childhood Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
• SPE 303 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms
• SPE 304 - Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities

B. Elective Requirements (None)

C. Cognate Requirements (14-27 cr)

• PSY 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
• PSY 322 - Child Psychology
• MAT 106 - Number Systems and Operations
• MAT 206 - Introduction to Geometry and Probability *
• Foreign Language (0-6 cr)
• Any General Education computer literacy course—OR—pass competency exam (0-3 cr)
• A Natural Science course with a lab (0-4 cr)

*Majors with Mathematics 1-6 concentrations are not required to take this class.

D. Non-Credit Requirements (0 cr)

• Safe Schools Healthy Students (SSHS 1020)
  Workshops include tobacco, drug/alcohol abuse and prevention; highway safety, traffic regulations, school safety patrols and fire/arson prevention; child abduction prevention; mandated reporting of child abuse; and school violence prevention/intervention. For information: www.oswego.edu/safeschools.

E. Concentration Requirements

• A candidate must select an academic concentration from one of the following disciplines or areas: English, modern languages (French, German, or Spanish), mathematics, science, social studies, or Women’s Studies. For specific information regarding a particular academic concentration consult the concentration listing under Majors/Minors  .

F. Candidate Qualifications

1. Candidates who seek to transfer within the college to a Childhood Education major must meet with the advisement coordinator. Such a candidate must have a minimum cumulative Oswego GPA of 2.50 to declare the major.

2. Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA throughout the Childhood Education sequence including each field experience and student teaching. Candidates whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.50 will be deregistered from the education courses.

3. Each candidate is provided two placements for student teaching through the Field Placement Office. Due to the large number of placements that must be coordinated, candidates cannot request placements. Assigned placements must be accepted by candidates or candidates will risk waiting for a reassignment in a future semester.

4. A grade of C- or better is required for all courses within the major core, cognate, and concentration area courses of the degree.