The Early Childhood Education Program provides students with specialized knowledge around working with children from birth to third grade and their families, preparing graduates to create paths for success for children in the earliest years of their education.
This 15-credit minor provides undergraduates with important background knowledge in early childhood education for diverse learners and partially fulfills requirements for licensure in Early/Primary Education PreK-3 and Early Childhood Special Education in Virginia.
Where Will This Minor Take You?
Our graduates take their specialized skills to work in classroom and community-based settings.
- ECED 201: Introduction to Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners (3 credits)
- ECED 401: Developmental Pathways of Diverse Learners, Birth-Adolescence (3 credits)
- ECED 402: Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Young Learners, Birth-Age 5 (3 credits)
- ECED 403: Inclusive Curriculum for Young Learners: Planning Instruction and Guidance (3 credits)
- Choose 3 credits from undergraduate ECED prefix courses
Total: 15 credits
Primary Faculty
Daniel Ferguson
EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Carley Fisher-Maltese
PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Erin Geiger
PhD, George Mason University
Leslie La Croix
PhD, George Mason University
Bweikia Steen
EdD, University of San Francisco