Graduation Requirements
- Students must satisfy the placement, proficiency, orientation and 34-35 credit core curriculum criteria outlined in the
Graduation Requirements
section of this bulletin:
- Orientation
- FYS 01 First-Year Seminar 1.00hrs
Core Curriculum Requirements (34-35 credits)
Humanities
- English Composition - ENG 16 or 16 X 3.00hrs Credit
- English Literature: ENG 61, 62, 63 or 64 3.00hrs Credit
- Philosophy: PHI 61 or 62 3.00hrs Credit
- Foreign Language 3.00hrs Credit
Social Sciences
- History 3.00hrs Credit
- Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology 3.00hrs Credit
- Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology 3.00hrs Credit
Science and Mathematics
- Mathematics: MTH 15 or 16 (3-4 credits) 4.00hrs Credit
- Laboratory Science: BIO 1 or 3 4.00hrs Credit
Communication, Visual & Performing Arts
- Oral Communications: SPE 3 3.00 Credit
- Art, Dance, Journalism, Music, Theatre, Media Arts 3.00 Credit
*All Education majors are required by NYS to have a minimum of 6 credits in the following areas: History and/or Social Science, Laboratory Science, Mathematics, Foreign Language other than English, and English Literature and/or Writing Composition
Areas of Specialization for B.S. in Inclusive Early Childhood Education Students must complete 30 credits in one of the following areas:
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• English
• History
• Humanities
• Psychology
• Social Science
See your Department of TLL advisor for information on choosing courses that meet the concentration requirements.
Major Requirements
All of the following courses are required.
- TAL 201 Teaching: Imagine the Possibilities 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 349 The Developing Young Child 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 360 Foundations of Inclusive Education: Early Childhood 3.00 Credit
- TAL 361 Child Guidance and Partnerships 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 362 Integrated Inquiry I: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 363 Play in IECE 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 433 Language and Literacy in the Early Childhood Years 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 434 The Arts and Social Studies in IECE 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 435 Integrated Inquiry II: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 436 Language and Literacy in IECE 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 437 Mathematics in IECE 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 438 Science in IECE 3.00hrs Credit
- TAL 455 Student Teaching and Seminar in IECE 6.00hrs Credit
Optional Extension in Bilingual Education (9 credits)
- An optional Bilingual Extension is available for those who can demonstrate bilingual proficiency.
- Students seeking the Bilingual Education extension must also pass the Bilingual Education
- Assessment (BEA) of the NYSTCE in the target language.
