Blended BAE in Early Childhood & Special Education

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The BAE in Early Childhood and Special Education Program prepares students for a Washington State Teaching Certification in general and special education for primary grades (preschool through grade 3). Completion of the Blended Major and Education Core Coursework (and successfully completing the ECE NES) will satisfy the requirements for Teaching Certificate in the state of Washington.

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education Major (BAE)

Required Early Childhood Education Courses
EDUC 344EARLY NUMERACY INSTRUCTION IN THE P-3 SCHOOL SETTING4
EDUC 390FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION3
EDUC 394METHODS FOR READING INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT IN KINDERGARTEN-THIRD GRADE SETTINGS3
EDUC 410METHODS I: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION4
EDUC 430ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION5
EDUC 444LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM3
EDUC 450METHODS II: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION4
EDUC 454SCIENCE METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM4
EDUC 461SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS FOR THE PRESCHOOL-THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM3
EDUC 470DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION3
EDUC 479EARLY LITERACY4
EDUC 489FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (Meeting Early Childhood Special Education competencies)4
Required Early Childhood Special Education Coursework
SPED 412INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION4
SPED 420PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS4
SPED 421CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS4
SPED 465METHODS AND ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION5
SPED 480INCLUSIONARY PRACTICES AND COLLABORATION4
Internship Coursework
EDUC 386DP3 FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM1
EDUC 386EP3 FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM3
EDUC 423ELEMENTARY STUDENT TEACHING K-812
EDUC 427GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (variable credit course–only 3 credits count)3
EDUC 451APPLICATIONS I: BLENDED CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION3
SPED 488SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICUM3
SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHING (Optional–students are encouraged but not required to complete this second student teaching opportunity.)
Required Capstone
EDUC 490CEARLY CHILDHOOD CAPSTONE4-5
or SPED 490 SPECIAL EDUCATION CAPSTONE
Total Credits94-95

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
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015EDUC 3903SPED 3634
Humanities & Arts BACR 115ENGL 2015Humanities & Arts BACR 215
Social Science BACR 115MATH 1075Natural Science BACR 115
 15 13 14
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
CMST 200, 201, or 3404PSYC 2045Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Social Science BACR 215Natural Science BACR 215Global Studies - graduation requirement15
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Diversity - graduation requirement15
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2  
 16 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
EDUC 4104EDUC 386D1EDUC 3444
EDUC 4305EDUC 3943EDUC 4544
EDUC 4794EDUC 4504EDUC 4894
SPED 4204EDUC 4513SPED 4883
 SPED 4804 
 17 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
EDUC 386E3EDUC 4273EDUC 42312
EDUC 4443EDUC 4613 
EDUC 4703EDUC 490C (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5 
SPED 4124SPED 4655 
SPED 4214  
 17 16 12
Total Credits 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.