Recent graduates have found employment as specialists in children's museums, generalists in human service organizations, caseworkers with children or adolescents, activity directors in senior centers, parent educators, and cooperative extension agents. High School Preparation Students interested in this major should complete a college preparatory program in high school. Good written and verbal skills are very important. To be admitted to the major, students are required to successfully complete a core of social science courses. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
In addition to the above courses, each option has specific requirements. The early childhood development and education option requires a sequence of courses and practica in infant and child development and early childhood education which is completed within the department. Additional required courses are taken in education, anthropology, sociology or special education. The total number of credit hours required to complete this option is 191. Students select an additional 59 credit hours from a list of courses offered in the department and in related departments, such as sociology, education, women's studies, health education, and psychology.