Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Early Childhood & Chld Ed B-6 - Mathematics
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | EDI233 Education Seminar (recommended) | 1 | | ENG160 Composition I (GE Basic Communication prereq, if needed) | 3 | | MAT181 Precalculus (GE: Math), if needed | 4 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | MAT140 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I | 3 | | ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric (4) or equiv (3-4) - GE Basic Comm | 3-4 | | MAT251 Calculus I (Mathematics) | 4 | | EDS371 Child Psych & Developm't (GE Social Sci) - see NOTE 2 | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EED371 Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Childhood | 3 | | EDS340 Soc & Phil Fdns of Educ (GE United States Studies) | 3 | | EED415 The Development of Symbolic Representation, Language, and Literacy | 3 | | MAT260 Introduction to Proof | 3 | | MAT252 Calculus II | 4 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| EED370 Educ Div Pops - Early Chld & Elem Schools (Diversity) | 3 | | EED412 Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum | 3 | | GEO202 Physical Geography (GE Natural Science) | 3 | | MAT240 Math for Elem School Teachers 2 (GE Mathematics) | 3 | | MAT331 Axiomatic Geometry | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EED375 Teaching Reading in Elem School I (WI) | 3 | | SPE350 Creating Inclusive Elementary School Classrooms | 3 | | EED301 Fieldwork I (Pre-K-2) | 1 | | MAT304 Foundations of Algebra | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| EED380 Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology in Elementary School | 6 | | EED302 Fieldwork 2 (Math, Science & Technology Fieldwork) | 1 | | Upper-division Math elective | 3-4 | | CPS210 Comp Sci or CPS104 Visual Programming | 3-4 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 16-18 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EED376 Teaching Reading/Language Arts in the Elementary School II | 3 | | EED379 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School | 3 | | EED303 Fieldwork Experience 3 | 1 | | MAT241 Intro to Statistics (GE Mathematics) | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Elective | 1 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| EED404 Student Teaching, Primary 1-3 | 6 | | EED405 Student Teaching, Intermediate 4-6 | 6 | | EED406 Student Teaching Seminar | 1 | | Total | 13 |
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Notes
1 - Students can often complete their General Education requirements at any time, based on course availability, individual preference and/or advisor input. However, ENG160 and ENG170 (or equivalent) should be taken in Year 1, and courses that fulfill both GE and major requirements should be take in the term your advisor recommends. See the Undergraduate Catalog for detailed General Education requirements.
2 - In Semesters 1 & 2, registration in an upper-division course needs the instructor's permission with an electronic override.
Total Credits: 120-123
