About Early Childhood Education
Teaching and caring for children from birth through age eight. Courses carry the ECE subject code and are offered through the College of Education, Health & Human Sciences. Numbers below 300 are introductory, 300–499 advanced undergraduate, and 500 and above graduate. Prerequisites are enforced at registration.
How the sequence works
Of the 9 ECE courses listed, 2 are introductory (numbers under 300), 2 are advanced undergraduate (300–499). 1 course has no prerequisite and is a reasonable first step. Later courses assume the earlier ones, so read prerequisites before you plan a term — they are enforced at registration and an override from the Early Childhood Education department is the only way around them.
ECE 1500 — Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3 cr
History, models, and current issues in early care and education, with observation.
Prerequisite: none.
ECE 2100 — Child Growth and Development 3 cr
Development from birth to age eight and its implications for practice.
Prerequisite: ECE 1500.
ECE 2300 — Early Learning Environments 3 cr
Designing indoor and outdoor spaces, materials, schedules, and routines.
Prerequisite: ECE 1500.
ECE 2500 — Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers 3 cr
Responsive caregiving, early language, and play-based experiences for the youngest children.
Prerequisite: ECE 2100.
ECE 3100 — Curriculum for Preschool and Kindergarten 4 cr
Planning across domains, emergent literacy and math, and assessment through observation.
Prerequisite: ECE 2100.
ECE 3300 — Guiding Young Children's Behavior 3 cr
Positive guidance, social-emotional teaching, and supporting children with challenging behavior.
Prerequisite: ECE 2100.
ECE 3500 — Family and Community Engagement 3 cr
Partnering with families, home visiting, and connecting families to resources.
Prerequisite: ECE 1500.
ECE 3700 — Young Children with Exceptionalities 3 cr
Inclusion, early intervention, the IFSP/IEP process, and adapting curriculum.
Prerequisite: ECE 2100.
ECE 4900 — Early Childhood Practicum 5 cr
A supervised student-teaching placement in an early-childhood setting with a seminar.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
Planning and advising
Your degree audit shows exactly how ECE courses apply to your requirements; this list only shows what is offered. If you are choosing between two courses, deciding when to take a heavy one, or wondering whether a course will run next term, your academic adviser can tell you. Course availability by term is set close to registration and is not guaranteed by anything on this page.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every course, prerequisite, credit value, and department on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real curriculum or a course you can enroll in.