Early Childhood Education Track

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MAJOR: EARLY CHILDHOOD CONCENTRATION (HDV4). Students in the Early Childhood Concentration will complete 42 credit hours:

PART I. TAKE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

  1. PSY 1001 – Introductory Psychology.
    • Both semesters of General or Introductory Psychology must be taken in transfer for equivalence. Only 3 hours of Introductory Psychology count toward the major.
  2. PSY 1800 – Developmental Educational Psychology.
  3. NUT 2040 – Introduction to Nutrition.
  4. PSY 3240 – Infancy.
  5. EDU 4310 – Parents as Partners in Education.
  6. PSY 3340 – Cognitive Development and Learning.
  7. PSY 3350 – Psychology of Social Development.
  8. ECE 3860 – Cultural Socialization of Children
    • Meets university multicultural requirement
  9. PSY 2310 – Introduction to Statistics for Social and Behavioral Science.
    • Students who have taken MTH 1210 or equivalent in transfer before deciding to major in human development may substitute it for PSY 2310. However, MTH 1210 cannot be used both in the major and to satisfy the Level I General Studies mathematics requirement.
    • PSY 2310, PSY 3280, & PSY 4960 must be taken in sequence, one at a time (three semesters total).
  10. PSY 3280 – Developmental Research Methods.
    • PSY 2310, PSY 3280, & PSY 4960 must be taken in sequence, one at a time (three semesters total).
  11. PSY 4960 – Senior Thesis in Human Development.
    • PSY 4960 meets university senior experience requirement.
    • PSY 2310, PSY 3280, & PSY 4960 must be taken in sequence, one at a time (three semesters total).

PART II. ADDITIONAL COURSES - PICK THREE IN CONSULTATION WITH AN ADVISOR:

  1. ECE 3340 – Administration of Early Childhood Programs
    • Recommended course by the early childhood education department.
  2. ECE 3750 - Enhancing English Language Learning in Early Childhood Education
    • Recommended course by the early childhood education department.
  3. PSY 2210 – Psychology of Human Development
  4. PSY 3250 – Child Psychology
    • Recommended course by the early childhood education department.
  5. PSY 3400 – Psychology of Exceptional Children
  6. SLHS 2890 – Language Acquisition

BIG PICTURE:(WHAT YOU NEED TO GRADUATE!):

  1. If you ARE Licensure – a License in education is needed if you want to teach in public school in Denver!
    • 42 credits in the Human Development Major
    • 39 credits in General Studies
    • 45 credits in Licensure Sequence (includes minor)
    • 0 credits of Electives
    • 126 Total Credits
  2. If you ARE NOT Licensure
    • 42 credits in the Human Development Major
    • 33 credits in General Studies
    • 24 credits in Elementary Education Minor
    • 21 credits of Electives
    • 120 Total Credits

Additional requirements: Minimum of 15 hours taken at Metropolitan State University of Denver and last 12 hours must be in residence at Metropolitan State University of Denver