EC 283 Curriculum and Adaptations (crosslisted with SPED 283)
3 cr. (F)  Provides the student with an understanding of developmentally appropriate curriculum.  Curricular adaptations for individual learners including appropriate technology and equipment will be addressed.  A field experience is integrated into the course and assignments.

EC 289 Professional Roles and Expectations (crosslisted with SPED 289)
3 cr. (Sp)  Provides the student with an understanding of roles and responsibilities of professional staff and paraprofessionals when working with families.  Emphasis on professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality.  A field experience is integrated into the course and assignments.

EC 290 Internship
V1-6 cr.  Provides freshmen and sophomores with a supervised experience in a licensed setting providing services to young children and/or families.  The internship setting and requirements are arranged with the student’s advisor in conjunction with the Office of Licensure, Standards and Clinical Practice.  The student will spend 45 contact hours during the academic semester for each semester hour of credit.

EC 291 Independent Study
V1-6 cr. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Department Chairperson.  Provides an opportunity for freshman and sophomore students to explore material not covered by the regular college courses.

EC 293 Workshop
V1-6 cr.  Provides an opportunity for study in an area of Early Childhood Education. 

EC 294 Clinic
V1-7 cr. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.  Provides freshmen and sophomores with an opportunity to explore and develop applications of study in a particular area.  Uses selected pupils for demonstration purposes.  In-field contact time is 45 hours per semester credit.  Field placements are arranged through the Office of Licensure, Standards and Clinical Practice.

EC 336 Social/Emotional Development In Young Children
3 cr. Prerequisite: EDU 240. (Sp)  Provides the student with a knowledge and experiential base related to the social and emotional development of young children, to include guidance techniques.  An emphasis will be placed on issues of the developing self while emphasizing the critical role of supportive and engaged adults.  Classroom observation and interaction with children required.

EC 292 Seminar
3 cr.  Investigates topics pertinent to the area of Early Childhood Education.

EC 437 Child In The Family System
3 cr. (Sp)  Focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the child, family and environment.  This course includes knowledge and experience necessary to assist and support the parents (of both typically developing and children with special needs) in their role as primary caregivers and informal teachers of young children.  A field experience is integrated into the course experience.

EC 490 Internship
V1-6 cr. Prerequisites: Consent of advisor.  Allows the student to assume the full range of teaching duties in an exemplary early childhood setting.  Field placements are arranged through the Office of Licensure, Standards and Clinical Practice and require 45 hours of contact time for each semester hour of credit.

EC 491 Independent Study
V1-6 cr.  Provides an opportunity for students of superior academic standing to explore material not covered by the regular college courses.

EC 492 Seminar
V1-8 cr.  Investigates topics pertinent to the area of Early Childhood Education.

EC 493 Workshop
V1-8 cr. (Sp, Su)  Provides an opportunity for study in an area of Early Childhood Education.

EC 494 Clinic
V1-6 cr.  Provides an opportunity through use of selected pupils for demonstration purposes for students to explore and develop applications of theoretical study in a particular area.  Infield contact time is 45 hours per semester credit.  Field placements are arranged through the Office of Licensure, Standards and Clinical Practice.