The Early Childhood Studies minor facilitates understanding of the transdisciplinary field of early childhood studies by exploring the intersections among early care and education, health/mental health, and family support systems. The scope of courses explores the science, policy, and implementation of practices to support early development, learning, health, and wellbeing from child- and family-centered equity perspectives, specifically focusing on birth to age 5. This minor does not lead to teacher certification.

Prerequisites

• Must be junior status (60+ accumulated credits) to register for courses.
• Apply for the minor after earning 45 credits and before earning 100 credits.
• Minimum 2.0 GPA is required, and transfer credits are not accepted. All courses must be taken at UF.
• Obtain college approval on the application for minor before submitting the form to studenthelp@coe.ufl.edu.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
EEC 3023	Science of Early Childhood Development and Learning	3
EEC 3402	Families as a Context for Early Childhood Development and Learning	3
EEC 3411	Foundations of EC Systems and Supports	3
EEC 3704	Supporting Early Childhood Learning and Development	3
EEC 3731	Supporting Early Childhood Health and Wellbeing	3
Total Credits		15

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