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Course Title Quarter Hours
ECE 200INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION4
ECE 302CHILD AND FAMILY IN THE URBAN COMMUNITY4
ECE 306SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING4
ECE 307LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (BIRTH TO 8Y)4
ECE 310PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: CURRICULUM AND STRATEGIES 4
ECE 375ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSIVE SETTINGS4
EE 324TEACHING READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE EARLY GRADES (Elementary education majors may apply EE 324 toward both their elementary education major and the early childhood education minor.)4
SCU 337HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (Elementary education majors may apply SCU 337 toward both their elementary education major and the early childhood education minor.)4
or ECE 290 CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

The description of the minor in the catalog will include the following language:

This option is only available to undergraduates in the College of Education pursuing ISBE licensure. 

The minor with endorsement requires the 8 courses listed here, plus a passing score on the ISBE Early Childhood Education content test (test #206).

Note: Students in DePaul's College of Education program in Early Childhood Education cannot select the Early Childhood Education Minor.