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CQUE & SUNY New Paltz Early Childhood Studies

CQUE (135 Credits)

+ First Year | Semester 1 (Fall)

All courses taken at CQUE

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
K1804928	Outline of Modern Chinese History	3	Required
K1804663	College Basics of Computer Skills	2	Required
K1900012	College English B (1)	4	Required
K1800053	Physical Education 1	1	Required
K1800402	College Students Mental Health Education	2	Required
K1900195	Military Theory and Training	4	Required
K1800418	College Chinese	2	Required
K1900197	Introduction to Education***	3	Required
K1900198	Introduction to Psychology***	3	Required
K1900201	Art Foundation Training (1): Shape-Up Exercise	1	Required
	ESL for Comprehension and Communication **	3	Required
	Total Credits	28

**ESL courses taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty. See "Possible ESL Course Options" below.

***Sino-US cooperation course taught at CQUE by CQUE faculty for CQUE credit.

+ First Year | Semester 2 (Spring)

All courses taken at CQUE

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
K1804823	Moral Education and Basic of Law	3	Required
	Humanities*	3	Required
	Seminar in Early Childhood Studies: Working with Families*	3	Required
	ESL2**	3	Required
K1800054	Physical Education 2	1	Required
K1900013	College English B (2)	4	Required
K1800916	Mandarin	2	Required
K1900199	Introduction to Educational Psychology***	3	Required
K1900200	Introduction to Teaching and Learning ***	3	Required
K1800714	Teaching Calligraphy	2	Required
K1900202	Art Foundation Training (2): Painting and Appreciation	1	Required
K1900203	Art Foundation Training (3): Child Rhythm	1	Required
K1900204	Art Foundation Training (4): Vocal Direction	1	Required
K1800328	Internship	1	Required
	Total Credits	31

*Taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty for CQUE credit.
**ESL courses taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty. See "Possible ESL Course Options" below.
***Sino-US cooperation course taught at CQUE by CQUE faculty for CQUE credit.

+ Second Year | Semester 3 (Fall)

All courses taken at CQUE

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
K1804927	Mao Zedong Thought & Socialism with Chinese Characteristics	5	Required
K1800055	Physical Education 3	1	Required
	Creativity in the Classroom*	3	Required
	Education of Diverse Populations*	3	Required
	ESL3**	3	Required
K1802129	History of Chinese and Foreign History	3	Elective
K1900205	Art Foundation Training (5): Child Handwork	1	Required
K1900206	Art Foundation Training (6): Piano Keyboard	1	Required
K1802054	Preschool Pedagogy	3	Required
	Total Credits	23

*Taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty for CQUE credit
**ESL courses taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty. See "Possible ESL Course Options" below.

+ Second Year | Semester 4 (Spring)

All courses taken at CQUE

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
K1804820	Marxism Fundamentals	3	Required
10103033	Natural Science*	3	Required
	Child Psychology and Development*	3	Required
K1900083	Professional English	2	Required
K1800056	Physical Education 4	1	Required
K1800124	Teacher’s Professional Ethics and Policies and Regulations	1	Required
K1801306	Preschool Hygiene	2	Required
K1801462	Preschool Curriculum	2	Required
K1802096	Mathematics 1***	3	Required
K1800328	Internship	1	Required
K1900208	Modern and Contemporary Children's Art***	2	Elective
K1900209	Anglo-American Language and Cross-Cultural Introduction***	2	Elective
K1900212	American High-Scope Course	2	Elective
	Total Credits	27

*Taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty for CQUE credit.
***Sino-US cooperation courses taught at CQUE by CQUE faculty for CQUE credit. 

+ Third Year | Semester 5 (Fall)

All courses taken at CQUE

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
K1900196	College Students' Employment and Entrepreneurship	2	Required
	Research in Early Childhood Studies*	3	Required
K1801227	Modern Education Technology	2	Required
K1801464	Kindergarten Play Theory and Practice	2	Required
K1801457	Kindergarten Class Management	2	Required
K1804319	Preschool Activity Guide	2	Elective
K1800470	Child Literature	2	Elective
K1801441	Child Behavior Observation and Evaluation	2	Elective
K1804868	Mathematics 2**	3	Required
K1900211	Education Classics**	2	Elective
K1804759	Preschool Children Food Nutrition and Feeding	2	Elective
K1801477	Reserved Industry Courses	2	Elective
	Total Credits	26

*Taught at CQUE by New Paltz faculty for CQUE credit
**Sino-US cooperation courses taught at CQUE by CQUE faculty for CQUE credit. 

+ Possible ESL Course Options

(depending on faculty availability) 

ESL and the American Context 
ESL and American Academics 
ESL for Multicultural Communication 
ESL for Effective Communication

Also available is an optional 5-week summer semester of intensive English at SUNY New Paltz. Contact DDP Director Kathleen Geher for more details: geherk@newpaltz.edu, or visit www.newpaltz.edu/esl to learn about the English program.

New Paltz (46 Credits)

+ Third Year | Semester 6 (Spring)

All courses taken at SUNY New Paltz

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
ENG160	English Composition 1	3	Required
EED411	Curriculum I: Infants & Toddlers	3	Required
EED415	Development of Symbolic Representation	3	Required
EED414	Developmentally Appropriate Practices	3	Required
EED391	Field Experience Infants & Toddlers	1	Required
ESL093	Reading and Writing Lab*	(2)	Required
	Total Credits	13

*Required ESL support classes for all students; they will not be billed or receive academic credit for these classes.

+ Fourth Year | Semester 7 (Fall)

All courses taken at SUNY New Paltz

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
SPE350	Creating Inclusive Classrooms	3	Required
EED375	Teaching Reading 1	3	Required
ENG170	Writing and Rhetoric	4	Required
EED322	Play: The Roots of Learning for Young Children	3	Required
EED303	Fieldwork 1	1	Required
	Total Credits	14

+ Fourth Year | Semester 8 (Spring)

All courses taken at SUNY New Paltz

Code	Course Title	Credits	Type
EDS494	Fieldwork in Educational Studies*	6	Required
EDS340	Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3	Required
EED412	Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum	3	Required
EED413	First and Second Grade Curriculum	3	Required
EED485	Field Experience Preschool and Kindergarten	1	Required
	Total Credits	16

*Credits can be taken virtually in the final semester depending on fieldwork placement but all students must register for these 6 credits to meet the graduation requirements for New Paltz.

Notes:

All of the New Paltz courses are required, however the semester in which they are administered is flexible and is subject to change as needed.
Students must earn 43 credits from New Paltz to successfully complete their dual diploma requirements.
At CQUE, students must take at least 135 credits; the required classes are identified in the plan.
In total, students need 178 credits to earn their diplomas from both universities.

CQUE (135 Credits)

New Paltz (46 Credits)

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