Early Childhood Education P-K–Third Grade Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
The BAE in Early Childhood Education plus a Teacher Education Program prepares students for a Washington State Teaching Certification. Completion of the ECE Major, Education Core (and successfully completing the ECE NES will satisfy the requirements for Teaching Certificate in the state of Washington.
The Early Childhood Education–Pre-Kindergarten–Third Grade, Bachelor of Arts in Education consists of both the included P-3 Core and the required Early Childhood Education courses.
The courses below satisfy requirements for students choosing the preschool–third grade certification only. Students who choose to extend their certification through grade 8 must complete the add-on elementary endorsement.
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| INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| EARLY NUMERACY INSTRUCTION IN THE P-3 SCHOOL SETTING | 4 |
| FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| METHODS FOR READING INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT IN KINDERGARTEN-THIRD GRADE SETTINGS | 3 |
| METHODS I: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 4 |
| ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 5 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM | 3 |
| METHODS II: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 4 |
| SCIENCE METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM | 4 |
| SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM | 3 |
| DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| PROMOTING SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND GUIDING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS | 4 |
| EARLY LITERACY | 4 |
| FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD | 4 |
| P3 FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 1 |
| P3 FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| ELEMENTARY STUDENT TEACHING K-8 | 12 |
| GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (variable credit course–only 3 credits count) | 3 |
| APPLICATIONS I: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| APPLICATIONS II: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CAPSTONE | 5 |
Total Credits | 82 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
First Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | | 3 | | 4 |
Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 4 | |
| 15 | | 17 | | 14 |
Second Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
, , or | 4 | | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | |
| 17 | | 17 | | 15 |
Third Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 4 | | 1 | | 4 |
| 5 | | 3 | | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | | 3 |
Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | | 3 | | 4 |
| | 4 | |
| 18 | | 15 | | 15 |
Fourth Year |
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Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 3 | | 4 | | 12 |
| 3 | | 3 | |
| 3 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | |
| 4 | | |
| 13 | | 12 | | 12 |
Total Credits 180 |