The College of New Jersey School of Education ~ Dept.

of Elementary & Early Childhood Education ~ Fall 2007 4-Year Course Sequence Early Childhood Education and Psychology Fall Spring Year 1 Course Goal Course Goal FSP 101* First Year Seminar FYS WRI 102 Academic Writing (If AW (check to see if it meets not exempt), Free Elective* or gender or global goals) Science Course PSY 101 Psychology Core Course PSY 121 Psychology Core Course ECE 102 Multicultural Professional Education MAT 105 Quantitative Reasoning Childrens Literature for ECED SCI 103 Earth & Physical Natural Science Psychology Foundations Choose from approved list Science Course 1 Fall Year 2 Course SCI 104 Genes, Cancer & the Environment PSY 203 Goal Natural Science Psychology Core Course Course PSY 299 Psychology option or Psychology Foundations Course 3 *(if student does not take ECE 201 (or another Lifespan course** approved by Psychology) RAL 222 Literacy, Strategies, Assessment and InstructionECHD **ECE 201 Child and Adolescent Development (ECE 201 also counts in place of PSY 220, one of the Foundation courses in the Psychology major) Spring Year 3 Course MTT 202 Math Methods MST 202 Methods of Teaching Science, Health & Technology (Taken with Psychology Specialization Course 1 Psychology Specialization Course 2 ECE 202 Theories & Practices in Early Childhood Fall Year 4 Course VPA* Psychology Specialization Course 3 Elective or Psychology Option* if not taken earlier Psychology Senior Experience Goal Arts & Humanities Choose from approved list Choose from approved list Course ECE 490 Senior Experience: Student Teaching ECE 498 Inquiry Into Learning (Capstone) ***No additional course needed Goal Professional Education (counts as 2 units) Social sciences course taken with student teaching Full time semester Goal Professional Education Professional Education Course ECE 301 Advanced Core Block: Integrating & Differentiating Instruction for All Learners SOM 203 Social Studies & Multiculturalism RAL 322 Literacy Learning Across the Curriculum- ECHD Goal Professional Education (counts as 2 units) Goal Psychology Core Course Choose from approved list Spring

Psychology Foundations Course 2 (Concentration) U.S. History *

Choose from approved list

Professional Education

History Course

Social Science

Fall

Choose from approved list Choose from approved list Professional Education

Professional Education Professional Education

Spring

*Note that gender and global requirements must be met through the FSP, U.S. History course, VPA course, PSY 350 or PSY 353 (for gender) or free electives. See list of approved Liberal Learning courses on the TCNJ website.

***Early Childhood Education/Psychology majors are required to take 32 units to complete both majors. No additional course is needed.

Check the FSP to determine whether it fulfills any requirement. **ECE 201 may count as a psychology foundations course in place of PSY 220 Lifespan Development. However, you cannot count both ECE 201 and PSY 220 towards the Psychology major. Early Childhood Education students must take ECE 201. Transfer students who have a course from another institution approved to count for ECE 201 MUST double check with the Psychology Department as only courses with a Lifespan component may count in place of PSY 220.

RAL 222 and ECE 201 must be taken together. MTT 202 and MST 202 must be taken together. The above courses are prerequisites to ECE 301. It is recommended that ECE 301 be taken with RAL 222 and SOM 203. In the event that this prevents the student from completing the major courses, flexibility in scheduling these courses is recommended. Students are encouraged to take courses during the May or summer semester. The information literacy goal is met through a college-wide experience.