Early Childhood/Childhood Education Dual Certificate (Birth - Grade 6), Biology Concentration, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
BIOL 1002 - Cellular Perspectives in Biology	3	CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I	4
MATH 1080 - Concepts of Mathematics I	3	MATH 1081 - Concepts of Mathematics II	3
COMP 1000 OR EDUC 1060	3	COMP 1000 OR EDUC 1060	3
Gen Ed Arts Elective	3	BIOL 1004 - Organismal Perspectives in Biology	3
Foreign Language I	3	Foreign Language II	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	16

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EDUC 3001 - Diversity and Teaching	3	EPSY 2075 - Psychological Foundations of Education: Learning and Motivation	3
EPSY 2040 - Child Growth and Development	3	EPSY 3080 - Assessment	3
BIOL 2200 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	BIOL Upper Division Elective	4
Gen Ed Humanities Elective	3	BIOL Upper Division Elective	3
BIOL Elective	4	Gen Ed Elective American History, World Civ, Soc Sciences, or Western Civ	3
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	16

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
HISA 3366 - History of New York State	3	EDUC 3085 - Issues and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education	3
EDUC 3013 - Education Law Requirements	1	EDUC 3035 - Reading and Literacy I	3
EPSY 3029 - Survey of Exceptional Children	3	EDUC 3053 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Elementary School	3
BIOL Upper Division Elective	4	EDUC 3005 - Early Childhood Education Curriculum and Assessment	3
BIOL Upper Division Elective	3	EDUC 3006 - Early Childhood Education Integrated Content	3

TOTAL	14	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EDUC 4020 - Differentiated Instruction and Assessment	3	EDUC 4096 - Student Teaching and Capstone	15
EDUC 4022 - Social Studies and the Arts	3
EDUC 4036 - Reading and Literacy II	3
EDUC 4040 - Math and Technology in Elementary Education	3
EDUC 4060 - Science and Technology in Elementary Education	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Total Credits for Degree: 123

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries a LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.