Childhood Education 1-6 Major – B.S. Degree

A. Core Requirements (46 cr)

• EDU 301 - Schooling, Pedagogy, and Social Justice Credit: 3
• EDU 303 - Field Placement I: Observation and Participation Credit: 1
• EDU 430 - Professionalism & Social Justice Seminar Credit: 2
• CED 330 - Teaching Mathematics: Authentic Literacy and Learning Credit: 3
• CED 340 - Teaching Science and Technology: Authentic Literacy and Learning Credit: 3
• CED 350 - Teaching Social Studies: Authentic Literacy and Learning Credit: 3
• CED 393 - Field Experience III: Planning and Teaching Practicum Credit: 2
• CED 394 - Integrated Childhood Methods Credit: 4
• CED 420 - Childhood Student Teaching Credit: 6
• CED 421 - Cross-Cultural Student Teaching Credit: 6
• LIT 311 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners Credit: 3
• LIT 314 - Childhood Literacy: Assessment and Intervention Credit: 3
• SPE 303 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms Credit: 1
• SPE 304 - Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities Credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (None)

C. Cognate Requirements (10-27 cr)

• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Credit: 3
• HDV 322 - Child Development Credit: 3
• MAT 106 - Number Systems and Operations Credit: 4
• MAT 206 - Introduction to Geometry and Probability Credit: 4 * 0 cr for Math concentration
• Foreign Language (0-6 cr)
• Any General Education approved 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)

• SSHS 1020 - Safe Schools, Healthy Students Credit: 0
• DASA 1020 - DASA Training Credit: 0

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E. Concentration Requirements (27-36 cr)

• A candidate must select an academic concentration from one of the following disciplines or areas:
  • The Arts ,
  • English ,
  • Modern Languages (French , German , or Spanish ),
  • Mathematics  ,
  • Science-Biology Depth Area ,
  • Science-Chemistry Depth Area ,
  • Science-Earth Science Depth Area ,
  • Science-Physics Depth Area ,
  • Social Studies , or 
  • Women’s Studies .

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 3.00 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.