BA Early Childhood Education Course of Study

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BA Early Childhood Education, Courses of Study/Assessments

WGU offers degrees, not classes. As a competency-based online university, progress through your degree program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a professional portfolio, capstone, or both. As a student in this program, you will complete the assessments (courses) listed below in order to graduate. These assessments are required, though you may be able to clear some of these requirements through a course-by-course transcript analysis. (Learn more about transferring credits.) Each assessment has a course of study, which contains a study guide and recommended learning resources for you to use while completing said assessment. Your assigned mentor will help guide you through this process.

For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to each of its assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit hour of learning. WGU terms are six months in length. During a typical term, students will be expected to complete at least 12 to 13 competency units. Grades are assigned on a Pass/Not Pass basis; a “Pass” at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of “B" or better.

Speak to an Enrollment Counselor for more information about these assessments and their courses of study.

Course Course of Study/Assessments Competency Units
EMC1 Professional Practice in Early Childhood Education Integration 3
BBC1 Communications Foundations 2
LAE1 Language and Communication: Essay 2
BCC1 Health, Fitness and Wellness 4
IWC1 Literature, Arts and the Humanities 2
IWT1 Literature, Arts and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation 2
EMT1 Professional Practice in Early Childhood Education Application 2
QBT1 Language and Communication: Research 3
LUT1 Language and Communication: Presentation 2
AGC1 Foundations of College Mathematics 3
LCC1 Survey of Literature 3
LCT1 Survey of Literature: Analysis and Interpretation 3
QLC1 Quantitative Literacy: College Algebra, Measurement and Geometry 3
QMC1 Quantitative Literacy: Statistics, Probability, and Problem Solving 3
QLT1 Quantitative Literacy: Quantitative Problem Solving and Applications 3
CNC1 U.S. Government and Constitution 3
EEC1 Promoting Development and Learning in Early Childhood Education 2
EET1 Promoting Development and Learning in Early Childhood Application 3
SST1 General Education Social Sciences: Analysis and Applications 2
SSC1 General Education Social Sciences 1
EKC1 Observation and Assessment Integration 3
HJT1 Observation and Assessment Application 2
CLC1 Reasoning and Problem Solving 3
GKE1 Themes in U.S. and World History 1
GKT1 Applications in U.S. and World History 1
INC1 Integrated Natural Sciences 4
INT1 Integrated Natural Sciences Applications 4
AHC1 Contexts of Learning Integration 4
AHT1 Contexts of Learning Application 4
EIT4 Instructional Planning & Strategies 3
ETT4 Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up 6
EIO4 Instructional Planning, Strategies & Presentation Integration 3
AUC1 Teaching and Learning: Literacy Integration 4
AUT1 Teaching and Learning: Literacy Application 3
AVC1 Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood Math and Science Integration 2
AVT1 Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood Math and Science Application 2
AXC1 Teaching and Learning: ECE: The Arts, Movement, Health, and Social Science Integration 2
AXT1 Teaching and Learning: ECE: The Arts, Movement, Health, and Social Science Application 2
AIA1 Pre-clinical Experiences 3
FVA1 Supervised Teaching Practicum, Obs 1 & 2 3
FVA3 Supervised Teaching Practicum, Obs 3 & Midterm 3
FVA5 Supervised Teaching Practicum, Obs 4 & 5 3
FVA7 Supervised Teaching Practicum, Obs 6 & Final 3
FVT1 Cohort Seminar 3