Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education - Dual Language

What You’ll Learn

This degree will help you gain the expertise needed to:

1. Create relevant, culturally responsive, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences that celebrate, respect, and develop the heritage language and English language proficiencies of children from infancy to age eight.
2. Cultivate reciprocal, respectful, culturally responsive relationships with diverse and multilingual families and communities that promote children`s awareness of and belief about self in multiple contexts.
3. Synthesize current early childhood education standards, professional codes of ethics, reflective practices, and research in order to advocate for an equitable, diverse, and effective early childhood education profession.
4. Design developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote growth and development in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, socioemotional, language) with typically and atypically developing children.
5. Employ interpersonal skills and practices to create a professional identity focused on curiosity as well as innovative and collaborative problem solving that elevates the belief all children can learn.
6. Implement evidence-based strategies of language development and assessment in early childhood dual language settings that encourage the development of language skills and proficiencies in more than one language.
7. Design meaningful developmentally-appropriate learning experiences that include structured language immersion strategies based on differentiated instruction to meet the diverse needs of students and families.

Required Courses

Required Courses

Course #	Course Title	Credits
Credits:		79-87
CFS101AH	Visual Art Experiences for Young Children (1) AND
ECH281	Movement/Music for the Young Child (1) OR
EED210	Creative and Cognitive Play (3) OR
ECH128	Early Learning: Play and the Arts (3)	2-3
CFS123	Health and Nutrition In Early Childhood Settings (1) AND
CFS125	Safety in Early Childhood Settings (1) AND
ECH280	Food Experiences With Young Children (1) OR
EED215	Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Physical Fitness (3)	3
CFS/ECH176	Child Development (3) OR
CFS235	Developing Child: Theory into Practice, Prenatal - Age Eight (3) OR
EED205	The Developing Child: Prenatal to Age Eight (3)	3
CFS/ECH269	Early Childhood Education Seminar (1) AND
CFS/ECH287	Professional Development in Early Childhood Education (1) OR
EED255	Independent Study Portfolio Development and Writing for the Early Childhood Profession (3)	2-3
CFS/ECH271	Arranging the Environment (1) AND
CFS282	Mainstreaming The Young Child with A Disability (1) AND
ECH282	Discipline/Guidance of Child Groups (1) OR
EED212	Guidance, Effective Interactions and the Environment (3)	3
CFS/ECH273	Math for the Young Child (1) AND
CFS/ECH275	Literacy Development and the Young Child (1) AND
ECH272	Science for the Young Child (1) AND
ECH279	Early Childhood Curriculum Development (1) OR
EED278	Early Learning Curriculum and Instruction - Birth to Age Eight (3)	3-4
CFS/ECH284AB	Early Childhood Teaching Internship (3) OR
EED260	Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Internship (1) AND
CFS/ECH284AA	Early Childhood Teaching Internship (1) OR
EED261	Early Childhood Preschool Internship (1)	2-3
ECH140	Learning Made Visible Through Documentation (1) AND
ECH270	Observing Young Children (1) OR
EED280	Standards, Observation and Assessment of Typical/Atypical Behaviors of Young Children Birth Age Eight (3)	2-3
EDU/EED115	Digital Literacy for Teaching and Learning in Education	3
EDU220	Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (ELL)	3
EDU225	Professionalism and Ethics in Education	1
EDU/ENH291	Children`s Literature	3
EED200	Foundations of Early Childhood Education	3
EED222	Introduction to the Exceptional Young Child: Birth to Age Eight	3
EED225	Language and Literacy in the Context of Culture and Relationships	3
EEP311	Foundations of Dual Language Learning - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP312	Family, Community, and School Collaboration for Dual Language Learners - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP313	Bilingual and ESL Methods - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP314	Teaching of Reading and Writing for Dual Language Learners - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP315	Social Studies and Arts Methods for Dual Language Learners - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP316	Math and Science Methods for Dual Language Learners - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP411	Sheltered Instruction for Bilingual Settings - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP412	Assessment of Dual Language Learners - Birth to Age Eight	3
EEP413	Reading Instructional Practices, Interventions, and Assessments - Birth through Adolescence	3
EEP414	Science of Reading and Systematic Phonics Instruction - Birth through Adolescence	3
EEP415	Student Teaching in a Dual Language K-3 Setting	3
ENG213	Introduction to the Study of Language (3) OR
SLC201	Introduction to Linguistics (3)	3
FYE101	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103	Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3)	1-3
Select one of the following US History/Government options. These courses satisfy the United States Constitution requirement for state teacher certification.
GCU/POS113	United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR
HIS103	United States History to 1865 (3) AND
POS221	Arizona Constitution (1)	3-4

General Education Requirements

Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)

AGEC-A		Credits: 17-20
A single course with an [HU], [SB], [L], or [SG]/[SQ] designation may also be used to satisfy the Oral Communication, Critical Reading, or Awareness Area ([C], [G] and/or [H]) requirement(s).
First-Year Composition [FYC]		Credits: 6
ENG101	First-Year Composition (3) OR
ENG107	First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND
ENG102	First-Year Composition (3) OR
ENG108	First-Year Composition for ESL (3)	6
Mathematics [MA]		Credits: 3-6
MAT140	College Mathematics (5) OR
MAT141	College Mathematics (4) OR
MAT142	College Mathematics (3) OR
MAT145	College Mathematics with Review (5) OR
MAT146	College Mathematics with Review (6) OR
Higher level course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area (3-6)		3-6
Natural Sciences [SG]/[SQ]		Credits: 8
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ] area. (4) AND
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ] area or the Natural Sciences (General) [SG] area. (4)		8
MCCCD Additional Requirements
MCCCD Additional Requirements		Credits: 3
Courses in this area may also be applied to the AGEC Core Requirements. To minimize total credits required for degree and maximize transferable credits, it is recommended that courses be selected that meet more than one requirement wherever possible.
Oral Communication		Credits: 3
COM100	Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR
COM110	Interpersonal Communication (3) OR
COM225	Public Speaking (3) OR
COM230	Small Group Communication (3) OR
COM259	Communication in Business and Professions (3) OR
COM263	Elements of Intercultural Communication (3)	3
Critical Reading		Credits: N/A
This area is not required for Bachelor programs

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