Behavioral Science and Early Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 2, B.S. and M.S.

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Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science

General Liberal Arts and Science
General Education Requirements	60 credits
Behavioral Science and Early Childhood Education
Undergraduate Courses	36 credits
Open Electives	9 credits
Early Childhood Education Graduate Courses
Completed for B.S. degree	15 credits
Total	120 credits

Master of Science in Early Childhood Education, Birth–Grade 2

Course work completed during B.S. degree	15 credits
Course work completed during M.S. degree	24 credits
Total	39 credits
Total combined B.S. and M.S	144 credits

New York State requires completion of the following undergraduate Prereqisites for students seeking the Early Childhood Education, Birth–Grade 2 Certification, which will fulfill part of the General Education requirements:

Mathematical Processes	6
Scientific Processes*	6
Historical and Social Sciences	6
Language other than English	3
Information Retrieval	3
Communications/Humanities/Written Analysis and Expression	3
Artistic Expression	3

A course in Child Development is required. PSYN 254 is acceptable.
*Coursework in Environmental Science, Evolution, Nutrition or Plants and People is not acceptable for teacher certification requirements.

For specific major requirements please refer to the Behavioral Science section of this catalog listed within the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The Early Childhood graduate courses that must be completed as part of the B.S. degree are the following:

EDUC 500 - Educational Foundations from Diverse Perspectives
EDUC 502 - Foundations in Education for Students with Disabilities from Birth through Adolescence
EDUC 505 - Teaching English as a Second Language
EDUC 507 - Approaches to Literacy in Early Childhood through Adolescence
EDUC 513 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Foundations, Methods and Materials

The above 15 credits are taken as an undergraduate student as part of the B.S. degree program. The remaining 24 credits are taken as a graduate student after receiving the B.S. degree and after meeting the admission requirements for acceptance into the M.S. degree program. Please see the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions of the above courses and for specific requirements for the M.S. degree.