- Lillian Evans ‘13
- Hometown: Copley, Ohio
- Major: Early Childhood Education
What makes Mount Union different from other colleges and universities is the environment. All of the professors care about how I am doing academically and personally.
Early Childhood Education Major and Minor Requirements
Requirements for a Major in Early Childhood Education
The requirements listed below reflect Mount Union’s new curriculum for the 2012-2013 Academic Year. For information regarding major or minor requirements for current students, please refer to the University Catalogue of your entering year.
Required Courses
- Introduction to Teaching Professions-Early Childhood and Intervention Specialist
- The Foundations and Management of the Early Childhood Classroom
- Early Childhood Mathematics Practices and Curriculum
- Early Childhood Scientific and Social Studies Practices and Curriculum
- Early Childhood Language Arts Practices and Curriculum*
- Early Childhood Preclinical Practice: Professional Practices, Research, and Collaboration
- Early Childhood Assessment and Literacy Practices*
- Phonics, Process, and the Structures of Language Acquisition*
*12 hour reading requirement through Ohio Department of Education
Additional coursework is necessary for licensure.
Requirements for a Minor in Early Childhood Education
Required Courses
- Introduction to Teaching Professions-Early Childhood and Intervention Specialist
- The Foundations and Management of the Early Childhood Classroom
- Early Childhood Mathematics Practices and Curriculum
- Early Childhood Scientific and Social Studies Practices and Curriculum
- Phonics, Process, and the Structures of Language Acquisition