Early Childhood Minor

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The minor consists of 22 credit hours including 9 hours of upper division credit. It is recommended that students interested in obtaining the early childhood minor apply to the program by the freshman year or the beginning of the sophomore year by completing the Program Change form, which may be found at http://www.uwyo.edu/registrar/students/forms_and_petitions.html.

Required Courses: 22 Credits

EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
FCSC 2121 - Child Development Credits: 4
OR
PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 AND
FCSC 2122 - Child Development Lab Credits: 1
EDEC 2000 - Engaging Families in Early Childhood Settings Credits: 3
EDEL 2275 - Literature for Young Children Credits: 3
OR
EDEL 2280 - Literature for Children Credits: 3
EDEC 3000 - Observing Young Children Credits: 3
EDEC 3220 - Curriculum and Learning Environments in Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
EDEC 4320 - Oral and Written Language Acquisition Credits: 3