Four-Semester Degree Option
The following is a sample schedule for this degree – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
We strongly recommend you take the following courses in this sequence:
- CFD 701
- ECE 725
- SFR 780
- ECE 771
- ECE 762
The following degree plan is based on the graduate catalog.
First semester (fall)
Courses | Hours |
CFD 701 Orientation to Early Childhood and Family Development
| 1 |
ECE 725 Inquiry in Early Childhood and Family Development
| 3 |
CFD 750 Advanced Human Development Studies
| 3 |
Total hours | 7 |
Second semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
CFD 761 Advanced Family Studies or ECE 726 Programming and Policy Issues for Early Childhood Settings
| 3 |
SFR 780 Educational Research Methodology
| 3 |
Total hours | 6 |
Third semester (fall)
Courses | Hours |
ECE 771 Proposal Development
| 4 |
ECE 727 Children and Families in a Diverse Society
| 3 |
ELE 726 Programming and Policy Issues for Early Childhood Settings or Elective
| 3 |
Elective
| 3 |
Total hours | 10 |
Fourth semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
ECE 762 Seminar in Early Childhood and Family Development
| 3 |
ECE 728 The Educational Role of Play or Elective
| 3 |
CFD 662 Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect or Elective
| 3 |
Total hours | 9 |