Childhood Education (Grades 1–6, B.S.)

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the Childhood education major (CED), students must have an 85% High School average or a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

For students currently enrolled at Buffalo State, an acceptable application to the department includes evidence that the above requirements have been met.  Applications to CED are available in Bacon 302. Acceptance into the department enables students to proceed through the curricular courses of their selected major.

Childhood education majors must complete one year of college-level study of one language other than English. Typically, two years of high school study of one language is equivalent to one year of college-level work. Childhood education majors must also complete a distribution requirement of at least 6 credit hours in each of the following areas: mathematics, science, social studies, and English (not including CWP 101 andCWP 102).

Many of the courses in our professional sequence are taught in authentic settings for clinically-rich mentored experiences. As a result, the teacher candidates will have observation, tutoring, and teaching experiences in a variety of placements in our Professional Development Schools Consortium. Childhood education majors are required to complete a 30-credit hour academic concentration in addition to the professional program requirements; the concentration seeks to broaden students’ academic backgrounds. Descriptions of the approved concentrations can be found in the Elementary Education Department Handbook for Majors, available on the department Web site, or from the department office. Currently, the concentration may be chosen from: American studies, English, foreign language, Liberal Arts, mathematics, science, social studies or urban studies.

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
30 credit hours 130
Credit Hours for Concentration
30 credit hours30
Distribution Courses beyond IF
9 credit hours9
Education Major Requirements (54 credit hours)
SPF 202CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION3
SPF 203SCHOOL AND SOCIETY3
EDU 201INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION3
SPF 302EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION3
EDU 211INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY3
EDU 310TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3
EDU 311THE TEACHING OF READING AND THE OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6
EDU 313TEACHING SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CHILDHOOD SETTINGS3
EDU 316TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS6
EXE 362BEHAVIOR AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT3
EXE 371FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES3
EDU 400PRACTICUM IN ELEMENTARY TEACHING I6
EDU 401PRACTICUM IN TEACHING: INTERMEDIATE6
EDU 402SEMINAR IN EDUCATION1-3
Total Credit Hours123
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 Up to 6 general education (IF 14) courses (math/quantitative reasoning, American Civilization, Western Civilization, Non-western Civilization, Humanities, Natural Science, Global and Diversity) may overlap with required major, distribution, and concentration courses.  Advisement is strongly encouraged.

The total number of required hours will vary with course selection. Students should refer to the Elementary Education Handbook and an academic adviser for more detailed information.