Birth through Kindergarten Minor
This minor is open to all UGA undergraduates and majors.
The minor in Birth through Kindergarten Education will provide you with knowledge of early childhood learning and development, collaboration with families, supporting children with and without disabilities in natural learning environments, and teaming with other professionals such as speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists in home and group social settings where young children receive services.
Knowledge of how to support young children with and without disabilities and families is foundational across many disciplines including early intervention, early childhood special education, developmental and clinical psychology, speech-language pathology, social work, and human development.
A minor in Birth Through Kindergarten would provide you with opportunities to augment and extend your learning and skills in important ways to best serve children, students, and families in our communities. This minor is also responsive to changing federal legislation on credentialing of teachers who teach children ages birth through kindergarten.
Curriculum
For some classes, students will observe a statement during registration that says “Students must be enrolled in a professional program to register for this course.” If this is a concern during registration, please contact the program director for assistance.
- EDSE 5100/5100e: Foundations & Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education (3 hours)
- EDSE 5160/5160e: Communication and Language Development in Young Children (3 hours)
- EDSE 5170/5170e: Developmentally Appropriate Programming and Curricula for Infants and Toddlers (3 hours)
- EDSE 5180/5180e: Developmentally Appropriate Curricula for Children Aged 3 – 5 (3 hours)
- EDSE 5200/5200e: Methods in Teaching Infants and Young Children with Developmental Delays Birth through 5 (3 hours)
A grade of “B” (3.0) or better must be earned in each course that is to be counted toward the minor.