2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Minor Courses | ||
| HD 1004 | Human Development I: Childhood and Adolescence | 3 |
| HD 3214 | Infancy and Early Childhood | 3 |
| HD 3254 | Curriculum in Early Childhood | 3 |
| HD 4964 | Field Study 1,2 | 1 |
| or EDCI 3964 | Field Study | |
| or EDCI 4964 | Field Study | |
| Subtotal | 10 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Community Engagement and Advocacy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Advocacy | ||
| Grant Proposals and Reports | ||
| Community Analytics | ||
| Child/Youth Community Services | ||
| Advanced Helping Skills | ||
| Diversity and Community Engagement | ||
| Cognitive, Communicative, and Social Processes | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Foundations of Reading Instruction (PK-6) 3 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Mathematics, PK-3 3 | ||
| Language and the Mind | ||
| Psychological Disorders of Children | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Language and Ethnicity in the United States | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
For Human Development Majors, the 1 credit of field study for the ECDE minor must be in addition to the 6 credit hours of field study required for the HD major. Elementary Education Majors pursuing the Virginia State Early childhood for three-year-olds and four-year-olds add-on endorsement should seek information and academic advising from the School of Education (soe@vt.edu) regarding the specific requirements for Field Study.
Students who are not majoring in a degree program offered by the School of Education may not enroll in EDCI 3964 or EDCI 4964. Elementary Education Majors pursuing the Virginia State Early childhood for three-year-olds and four-year-olds add-on endorsement should seek information and academic advising from the School of Education (soe@vt.edu) regarding the specific requirements for Field Study.
Elementary Education Majors pursuing the Virginia State Early childhood for three-year-olds and four-year-olds add-on endorsement must complete EDCI 3234 and EDCI 3244.
Students cannot major in ECDE and minor in ECDE.
University min. GPA is 2.0. In-minor min. GPA is 2.0. All minor courses count toward the in-minor GPA.
Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites; see Undergraduate Catalog.
Students participating in the elementary education degree program that grants Virginia State Teaching Licensure have the option of fulfilling the ECDE minor by taking specific minor courses options that will make them eligible for the Virginia State Early childhood for three-year-olds and four-year-olds add-on endorsement. Students seeking this option should seek information and academic advising from the School of Education (soe@vt.edu).
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