Early Childhood Education (B.S. in Education) - ECACE Curricular Pathway
Individuals who are or have been an incumbent worker in an early childhood setting and who have an AAS in Early Childhood or an AA degree are eligible to pursue a bachelor's degree at EIU via the ECACE curricular pathway. For candidates transferring with an AA degree, candidates must have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours or equivalency coursework that can be used toward meeting the ECACE curriculum requirements. Completion of degree and licensure requirements results in candidates earning a Professional Educators License (PEL) with an early childhood (birth to grade 2) endorsement.
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. (4 credits)
ELE 3250
Early Childhood Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in the Primary Grades (K-3). (4 credits)
ELE 3281
Developmental Reading in Early Childhood. (3 credits)
ELE 4100
Assessing Student Learning: A Field-Based Experience. (3 credits)
ELE 4775
Language and Language Arts in Early Childhood. (3 credits)
ELE 4880
Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading Instruction. (3 credits)
ELE 4890
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students/English Language Learners: Instructional Methods. (3 credits)
ELE 4770
Teaching Science and Social Science in the Primary Grades (K-3). (3 credits)
EDU 2022
Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms. (2 credits)
ENG 3405
Children's Literature. (3 credits)
MAT 3420
Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6. (2 credits)
SPE 3000
Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)
PUBH 3200
School Health for K-12 Teachers. (3 credits)
MUS 3420
Music in Elementary Schools. (2 credits)
KSR 2400
Introduction to Elementary School Physical Education. (2 credits)
ART 3440
Art for Teachers in the Elementary Grades. (2 credits)
HIS 3600
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)
HIS 3810
History of Illinois. (3 credits)
STG 4001
Student Teaching. (6 to 16 credits)
Senior Seminar (3 hrs.)
Note: Candidates must also meet current Illinois content test and performance assessment requirements to be eligible for teacher licensure.
(Enroll in 6 hrs.)
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
