School of Education

Curricula

Bachelor of Science in Childhood Studies

The following table summarizes all requirements for a Bachelor of Science in childhood studies. For an overview of a particular course, click on its title. Our Course Descriptions page lists all education courses. For one possible breakdown of the major by semester, see the Plan of Study.

Requirements	Credits

Elementary, Early Childhood, & Special Education	30
EDUC 201. Introduction to Teaching* EDUC 210. Human Development and Learning EDUC 220. Basic Instructional Design* EDUC 220L. Basic Instructional Design Lab EDUC 305. Music, Art and Physical Education in the Elementary School EDUC 325. Literature for Elementary Grades ECED 240. Foundations of Early Childhood Education* SPED 230. Introduction to Special Education* SPED 340. Classroom and Behavioral Management SPED 460. Communication and Collaboration Skills for Educators CHST 493. Internship in Childhood Studies*	3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Content Strand – choose one subject, take two courses	6
Choose either Physical Education or Sociology or Psychology. See Content Strand, below, for the courses permitted in each subject.

Foreign Language	6

Mathematics	6
Suggested: MATH 111. Mathematics for Elementary Education I MATH 112. Mathematics for Elementary Education II	3 3

History	3
Suggested: United States History (either HIST 201 or HIST 202)	3

Clare College (Core Curriculum at St. Bonaventure) †	36
CLAR 101. The Intellectual Journey CLAR 110. Composition and Critical Thinking I CLAR 111. Composition and Critical Thinking II Core Area Courses: CLAR 103. Foundations of the Western World CLAR 105. Inquiry in the Social World CLAR 206. Foundational Religious Texts of the Western World CLAR 207. The Catholic-Franciscan Heritage CLAR 208. World Views CLAR 209. Arts and Literature CLAR 302 & CLRL 302. Inquiry in the Natural World CLAR 304. The Good Life CLAR 401. The University Forum	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2

First-Year Experience	1
UNIV 101. Skills for the Good Journey	1

General Electives	32

Total	121

*	These courses involve field experiences in schools and/or child care settings.
†	The Clare College curriculum also includes a three-credit quantitative reasoning requirement. Childhood studies majors satisfy this requirement by passing any of the courses listed in the above table under Mathematics.

Content Strand

Choose one subject from among physical education, sociology, and psychology. Within the subject, take two courses, as indicted below.

Physical education: take two of the following three courses.
Sociology
- Take SOC 101. Introductory Sociology and
- either SOC 401. Marriage and the Family I
  or SOC 407. Sociology of Education
  or a sociology course selected in consultation with your adviser.
Psychology
- Take PSYC 101. An Introduction to Psychology and
- either PSYC 212. Social Psychology
  or PSYC 312. Developmental Psychology
  or a psychology course selected in consultation with your adviser.

Notes

This major does not lead to teacher certification.

In order for students to graduate, all degree requirements must be completed satisfactorily. These include:

Application for graduation and degree audit (registrar),
Application for graduation (School of Education evaluation),
2.0 GPA overall,
Successful completion of internship in Childhood Studies.

Contact Information
If you wish to apply to this program please contact the St. Bonaventure University Admissions Office at 1 (800) 462-5050 for admission materials.

For more information regarding childhood studies, please contact
Dr. Nancy Casey, Chair
Plassmann Hall B48, St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
(716) 375-2141