Education – Elementary and Early Childhood (also appropriate for special education)

(A.A. Degree)

See also Child and Family Studies

First Year Fall Recommended courses
First-Year Seminar
computer course or competency exam
Fitness Concepts
General Psychology or Developmental Psychology
College Writing I
Introduction to Biology

Spring Program courses
Introduction to Education
Recommended courses
Biblical Literature
Speech Communication
College Algebra
electives

Second Year Fall Program courses
Social Science (Sociology of Families, Social Diversity or Conflict Resolution)
Diverse Learners
Recommended courses
physical science course
Introduction to Mathematics (or College Algebra or Elementary Statistics in spring)
Introduction to Sociology or economics course
electives

Spring Recommended courses
second Hesston College distinctive
fine arts course
history course
electives

Recommendations for electives: Spanish. For the student interested in early childhood education: Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Teaching/Learning Strategies in ECE, Early Childhood Environments and Field Experience in Early Childhood Education.

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