The College of New Jersey

School of Education ~ Dept. of Elementary & Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education Urban/Biology 5-Year Sequence

Fall / Spring
Year 1
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
FSP 101 First Year Seminar / FYS / ELE 203 Intro to Urban Education / Professional Education
Language 1 or elective / 2nd Language / WRI 102 Academic Writing (If not exempt) or elective / AW
MAT 105 Math Structures & Algorithms for Education I (or appropriate math for your second major) / Quantitative Reasoning / MAT 106 Math Structures & Algorithms for Education II (or appropriate math for your second major) / Quantitative Reasoning
BIO 099 and/or ECE/ELE 099 / 0 cr/orientation / BIO 211
BIO 185 – Themes in Biology
Fall / Spring
Year 2
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
PHY103 Earth & Physical Science / Natural Science / BIO104 Genes, Cancer & the Environment / Natural Science
Language 2 or elective / 2nd Language / Language 3 or elective / 2nd Language
CHE 201 / CHE 202
MAT 127 / BIO 231
ECE 202 Foundations of ECE / ECE Requirement
Fall / Spring
Year 3
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
RAL 221 Literacy, Strategies, Assessment and Instruction- Elementary / Professional Education / MTT 202 Math Methods / Professional Education
ELE 201 Child and Adolescent Development / Social Science / MST 202 Methods of Teaching Science, Health & Technology / Professional Education
CHE 331 / BIO option
BIO Option / BIO option
Fall / Spring
Year 4
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
SOM 203 Social Studies & Multiculturalism / Professional Education / Approved VPA course / Elective
U.S. History / Social Science / ESLM 525 Second Language Acquisition / Graduate Course- 3 credits
ECE 102 Multicultural Children’s Literature for ECED / Professional Education / ESLM 587 Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment for ESL / Graduate Course- 3 credits
BIO 498
ELE 302/ Teacher Research
Students must earn a minimum of 128 credits (32 units).
AWARDING OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WITHOUT CERTIFICATION
Summer (between Year 4 and Year 5)
Course
EDUC 614 Creating and Sustaining Communities* / Graduate Course- 3 credits
SPED 525 Inclusive Practices (Maymester) / Graduate Course- 3 credits
Fall / Spring
Year 5
EDUC 694 Internship I / Graduate Course- 3 credits / ELEM 695 Internship II / Graduate Course- 6 credits
ESLM 579 Language and Literacy for ESL / Graduate Course- 3 credits / EDUC 515 Conflict Resolution in Education* / Graduate Course- 3 credits
ESLM 578 Theory and Practice of ESL / Graduate Course- 3 credits / ELEM 690 Seminar / Graduate Course- 2 credits
ELEM 697 Independent Study / Graduate Course 1 credits / ESLM 545 English Structure and Proficiency Assessment
ESLM 577 Sociolinguistics/Cultural Foundations of ESL / Graduate Course- 3 credits / ESLM 700 Comprehensive Exam / 0 credits
Students must earn a minimum of 30 credits.
AWARDING OF MASTER’S DEGREE WITH CERTIFICATION IN ELEMENTRAY EDUCATION AND ESL

·  either EDUC 614 or EDUC 515 is required – students must choose one

Suggested electives:

Undergraduate

·  ELE 300 Urban Schools Seminar (Maymester)

·  EFN 299 Schools and Communities

·  EFN 398 Historical and Political Foundations of Education

·  PSY 218 - Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege

·  An Additional US History

Graduate

·  EDFN 521 Cultural Foundations

·  EDUC 520 Social Problems & Education

Updated Fall 2014