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Early Childhood Education Major

Worcester State University · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Early Childhood Education Major
CIP
13.1202
Total credits (published)
48
Credits (computed from items)
111
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168430
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168430_a597bbc3
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 — 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.