Early Development and Education, Minor

Program Description

The Intercollege Minor in Early Development and Education builds upon existing courses across the university and especially ones found in the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Development. The minor affords the opportunity for students to study practices and policies informed by research and theory covering the period in human development from prenatal to three years. The minor prepares graduates majoring in a variety of fields such as education, human development and family studies, psychology, speech communication, nutrition, and others to have a deeper understanding of this period of the life cycle with an emphasis on the transltion of this knowledge to applied settings.

Program Requirements

Requirements for the Minor

Some courses may require prerequisites.

For a Minor in Early Development and Education, a minimum of 20 credits is required.

A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Prescribed Courses
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
ECE 451	Instruction in Early Childhood Education Derived from Development Theories	3
ECE 453	parent Involvement in Home, Center, and Classroom Instruction	2-3
ECE 479	The Young Child's Play as Educative Processes	3
Additional Courses
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
CI 295	Introductory Field Experience for Teacher Preparation	3
or HDFS 330	Observation or Experience with Children, Youth, and Families
Select 3 credits of the following:		3
EDPSY 10	Individual Differences and Education
EDPSY 11	Educational Implications of Individual Differences in Childhood
HDFS 229	Infant and Child Development
Supporting Courses and Related Areas
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better
Select 3 credits of the following:		3
CI 495	Internship
CSD 146	Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 300	Developmental Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Language Disorders
ECE 453	parent Involvement in Home, Center, and Classroom Instruction
ECE/HDFS 454	Development and Administration of Child Service Programs
HDFS 428	Infant Development
HDFS 430	Experience in Preschool Groups
Select 3 credits from Treatment of Language Disorders:		3
PSYCH 410	Child Development
PSYCH 474	Psychological Intervention in Childhood
SPLED 415	Early Special Education

Academic Advising

The objectives of the university’s academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.

Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee’s unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.

READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY

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University Park, PA 16802
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
228 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0488
ed@admissions.psu.edu