Major in Elementary Education with Dual Certification in Early Childhood Education (PreK-6)
Through the collaboration of the Elementary Education and the Early Childhood Education Departments, interested students can pursue a dual certification program leading to PK-6 certification in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Interested students should contact the Elementary Education Department.
The Elementary Education/Early Childhood Dual Certification program fulfills requirements for Maryland State Certification in Teaching. The program is divided into a Pre-Professional program and Professional Internships for a total of 134 units.
Students completing the Early Childhood Education track under the Elementary Education major will be eligible for dual certification in Early Childhood (Grades PK-3) and Elementary (Grades 1-5).
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 102 | WRITING FOR A LIBERAL EDUCATION (Core 2) | 3 |
| MATH 205 | MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND STRUCTURES II (Core 3) | 4 |
| TSEM 102 | TOWSON SEMINAR (Core 1) | 3 |
| One Course in CORE 4 | 3 | |
| One Course in CORE 5 | 3 | |
| BIOL 120 & 120L | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY [LECTURE] and PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY [LAB] | 4 |
| ECED 103 | INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| ECED 201 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND INTERVENTION | 3 |
| ECED 315 | INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND INTERVENTION | 3 |
| EDUC 202 | HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES: AMERICA'S URBAN SCHOOLS | 3 |
| EDUC 203 | TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | 3 |
| EDUC 417 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| ELED 320 | WRITING FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | 3 |
| ELED 322 | FOUNDATIONS OF READING AND OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS | 3 |
| ELED 357 | LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM | 3 |
| HIST 145 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR ( ) | 3 |
| or HIST 146 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | |
| ISTC 301 | INTEGRATING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| or GEOG 105 | GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | |
| or GEOG 109 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | |
| MATH 204 | MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND STRUCTURES I | 4 |
| MATH 251 | ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY | 4 |
| PHSC 101 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE I | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SCED 304 | EDUCATION, ETHICS AND CHANGE | 3 |
| SPED 301 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION (Any Core 4 Class) | 3 |
| Level I Professional Program | ||
| ELED 323 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF INSTRUCTION IN READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS | 3 |
| ELED 363 | LANGUAGE AND LITERACY INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| PHSC 303 | EARTH SPACE SCIENCE | 3 |
| Level II Professional Program | ||
| ECED 341 | PRE-PRIMARY CURRICULUM | 3 |
| ECED 343 | PRE-PRIMARY PRACTICUM | 3 |
| ECED 360 | EARLY LITERACY: BEST PRACTICES AND MATERIALS | 3 |
| ECED 461 | TEACHING THE INTEGRATED ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD | 3 |
| BIOL 303 | LIFE SCIENCES | 3 |
| or BIOL 382 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING IN THE TROPICS | |
| MATH 323 | TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| Level III Professional Program | ||
| ELED 311 | CHLDREN AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| ELED 312 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL INTERNSHIP I | 3 |
| ELED 365 | TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| ELED 429 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ASSESSMENT IN READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS | 3 |
| SPED 401 | CURRICULUM/METHODS OF INCLUSION | 3 |
| Level IV Professional Program | ||
| ECED 352 | INTERNSHIP III: PREPRIMARY | 6 |
| ELED 468 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL INTERNSHIP II | 6 |
| ELED 469 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 3 |
| Total Units | 134 | |
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Suggested Four-Year Plan
Based on course availability and student needs and preferences, the selected sequences will probably vary from those presented below. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units | Summer | Units |
| Preprofessional Program begins | ENGL 102 (Core 2) | 3 | PHSC 101 | 4 | |
| TSEM 102 (Core 1) | 3 | MATH 205 | 4 | GEOG 102, 105, or 109 | 3 |
| MATH 204 | 4 | PSYC 101 | 3 | ||
| BIOL 120 & 120L | 4 | EDUC 202 | 3 | ||
| HIST 145 or 146 | 3 | ECED 103 | 3 | ||
| Core 5 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 7 | |||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units | ||
| EDUC 203 | 3 | ELED 3201 | 3 | ||
| MATH 251 | 4 | SCED 304 | 3 | ||
| SPED 301 | 3 | ELED 322 | 3 | ||
| Core 4 (ART, DANC, THEA or COSC) | 3 | ECED 315 | 3 | ||
| ECED 201 | 3 | ISTC 301 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units | ||
| Level I Internship | Level II Internship | ||||
| EDUC 417 | 3 | BIOL 303 or 382 | 3 | ||
| ELED 323 | 3 | ECED 341 | 3 | ||
| ELED 357 | 3 | ECED 343 | 3 | ||
| ELED 363 | 3 | ECED 360 | 3 | ||
| ECED 461 | 3 | MATH 323 | 3 | ||
| PHSC 303 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 18 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units | ||
| Level III Internship | Level IV Internship | ||||
| ELED 311 | 3 | ELED 468 | 6 | ||
| ELED 312 | 3 | ELED 469 | 3 | ||
| ELED 365 | 3 | ECED 352 | 6 | ||
| ELED 429 | 3 | ||||
| SPED 401 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Total Units 134 | |||||
