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Early Childhood Education Major

Worcester State University · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Early Childhood Education Major
Total credits (published)
48
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Early Childhood Education major prepares candidates for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Initial License as a teacher of children in public school classrooms, PK through grade 2. The program of study is based on a broad liberal arts foundation and an integrated professional teacher preparation program. A course waiver process is available for transfer students where appropriate. Fieldwork accompanies most education courses and is a necessary component of the program. Student prepracticum experiences include a wide variety of field settings. Students attend different and varied schools in urban, rural, and suburban settings. They also vary their placements and grade levels in different school buildings within districts to ensure a well rounded experience.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168430
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168430_ec594783
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Prerequisite Courses

3 items
  1. EN 102
    College Writing II
    As published: “College Writing II (or equivalent)”
    3
  2. MA 125
    3
  3. ED 125
    3

Required Courses

14 items
  1. ED 160
    Early Childhood Education Today
    or: ED-150 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
    3
  2. ED 206
    3
  3. ED 211
    3
  4. ED 214
    3
  5. ED 261
    3
  6. ED 304
    3
  7. ED 307
    3
  8. ED 308
    3
  9. ED 313
    3
  10. ED 340
    3
  11. ED 386
    3
  12. ED 400
    3
  13. ED 405
    3
  14. ED 430
    9

Recommended Courses

3 items
  1. EN 102
    College Writing II
    As published: “College Writing II (or equivalent)”
    3
  2. HE 100
    3
  3. HE 120
    3

Stage I: Early Childhood Major

major core · 8 items
  1. EN 102
    College Writing II
    As published: “College Writing II (or equivalent)”
    3
  2. MA 125
    3
  3. PS 210
    Developmental Psychology
    or: ED-125 Principles of Child Growth and Development From Birth-8
    3
  4. ED 261
    3
  5. ED 160
    Early Childhood Education Today
    As published: “Early Childhood Education Today (5 hours fieldwork)”
    or: ED-150 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
    3
  6. ED 206
    Development and Learning of Typical and Atypical Children Birth to Age 8
    As published: “Development and Learning of Typical and Atypical Children Birth to Age 8 (10 hours)”
    3
  7. ED 211
    Integrating Science, Social Studies and the Fine Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum
    As published: “Integrating Science, Social Studies and the Fine Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum (10 hours fieldwork)”
    3
  8. ED 214
    Emergent Literacy
    As published: “Emergent Literacy (10 hours fieldwork)”
    3

Stage II: Admission into the Early Childhood Licensure Program

7 items
  1. ED 304
    3
  2. ED 307
    ECE - Science
    As published: “ECE - Science (10 hours fieldwork)”
    3
  3. ED 308
    ECE - Mathematics
    As published: “ECE - Mathematics (10 hours fieldwork)”
    3
  4. ED 313
    3
  5. ED 340
    Language Arts & Literacy for the Primary Grades
    As published: “Language Arts & Literacy for the Primary Grades (10 hours fieldwork)”
    3
  6. ED 386
    Assessment and Adjustment in Practice In Early Childhood Education
    As published: “Assessment and Adjustment in Practice In Early Childhood Education (5 hours fieldwork)”
    3
  7. ED 400
    3
Source. Worcester State University, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.worcester.edu/undergraduate/school-education-health-natural-sciences/education/early-childhood-education-major/. Captured page pages/0200.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.