Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act Programs

Individuals who work (or have worked) in an early childhood setting and have earned an associate degree in early childhood education are eligible to pursue a bachelor’s degree at EIU following one of two pathways. The B.S.Ed. in Early Childhood Education leads to a Professional Educators License with an early childhood (birth to grade 2) endorsement; the B.S. in Human Services leads to a Gateways to Opportunity Level V credential (see https://www.ilgateways.com/).

B.S.Ed., Early Childhood Education (Department of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations) (60 semester hours total)

ELE 3225 - Early Childhood Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment: Birth – Age Five. Credits: 4
ELE 3250 - Early Childhood Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in the Primary Grades (K-3). Credits: 4
ELE 3281 - Developmental Reading in Early Childhood. Credits: 3
ELE 4100 - Assessing Student Learning: A Field-Based Experience. Credits: 3
ELE 4775 - Language and Language Arts in Early Childhood. Credits: 3
ELE 4880 - Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading Instruction. Credits: 3
ELE 4890 - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students/English Language Learners: Instructional Methods. Credits: 3
ELE 4770 - Teaching Science and Social Science in the Primary Grades (K-3). Credits: 3
ENG 3405 - Children’s Literature. Credits: 3
MAT 3420 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6. Credits: 2
SPE 3000 - Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. Credits: 3
PUBH 3200 - School Health for K-12 Teachers. Credits: 3
MUS 3420 - Music in Elementary Schools. Credits: 2
KSR 2400 - Introduction to Elementary School Physical Education. Credits: 2
ART 3440 - Art for Teachers in the Elementary Grades. Credits: 2
HIS 3600G - The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. Credits: 3
HIS 3810 - History of Illinois. Credits: 3
STG 4001 - Student Teaching. Credits: 6 to 16 (Enroll in 6 hrs.)
Senior Seminar (3 hrs.)
Note: Candidates must also meet current Illinois content test and performance assessment requirements to be eligible for teacher licensure.

B.S., Human Services (Department of Human Services) (60 semester hours total)

HSL 1800 - Human Development. Credits: 3
HSL 3220 - Introduction to Early Childhood Programming. Credits: 3
HSL 2820 - Family Relationships. Credits: 3
HSL 2850 - Child Development. Credits: 3
HSL 3800 - Sexuality Education. Credits: 3
HSL 3831 - Women in Contemporary Society. Credits: 3
HSL 4225 - Practicum in Early Childhood Program Administration. Credits: 3
HSL 4200 - Orientation to Human Services Internship. Credits: 3
HSL 4240 - Family Advocacy, Policy, and Law. Credits: 3
HSL 4275 - Internship in Human Services. Credits: 3 to 6
HSL 4775 - Human Services Programs and Resource Management. Credits: 3
HSL 4820 - Death and Dying. Credits: 3
HSL 4845 - Family Stress and Resilience. Credits: 3
HSL 4220 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs. Credits: 3
HSL 4850 - Human Services Programs: Community, Culture, and Intersectionality. Credits: 3
HSL 4854 - Leadership in Family Life Education. Credits: 3
HSL 4859 - Administration of Human Services Programming. Credits: 3
HSL 4860 - Addictions and the Family. Credits: 3
Senior Seminar (3 hrs.)

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Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Act Programs

B.S.Ed., Early Childhood Education (Department of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations) (60 semester hours total)

B.S., Human Services (Department of Human Services) (60 semester hours total)