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2024-2026 Full-Time Cohort Anticipated Course Schedule

The anticipated course schedule for the first year of the 2024-2026 full-time cohort is included below. This schedule is shared here to help in forward planning for prospective applicants.

All courses below (with the exception of ENGL& 102, which has numerous offerings through Pierce College with different schedules/modalities) are hybrid online/in-person and meet at the Fort Steilacoom campus. Exact dates of in-person sessions will be determined at the start of each quarter. Please note that the information below is subject to change.

First Year

Fall Term

Class Class Title Notes
ENGL& 102 English Composition II: Argumentation & Research Students are free to choose the section/modality that fits their schedule
ECED 335 Law and Ethics Meets one Monday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
ECED 355 Social and Political Contexts of Early Childhood Education Meets one Tuesday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
NSCI 300 Inquiry-Based Science for Teachers Meets weekly on Wednesday from 6 - 7:50 p.m. in-person

Winter Term

Class Class Title Notes
ECED 325 Advanced Math Methods Meets one Tuesday each month in-person from 4 - 5:15 p.m.
ECED 340 Assessment and Evaluation Meets one Monday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
ECED 395 Collaboration and Supervision Meets one Tuesday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
ISS 300 Social Studies for Teachers Meets one Wednesday each month in-person from 4 - 5:50 p.m.

Spring Term

Class Class Title Notes
ECED 307 Health and Fitness Meets one Thursday each month in-person from 4 - 5:15 p.m.
ECED 365 Observations, Documentation and Monitoring Meets one Wednesday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
ECED 370 Adaptations, Modifications and Planning Meets one Monday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.
ECED 385 Advanced Language and Literacy Methods Meets one Tuesday each month in-person from 6 - 7:50 p.m.

Second Year

The fall, winter, and spring terms of the second year of the BAS-Teaching program will be spent in residency – also known as student teaching. Students will be enrolled in 15 credits of coursework, of which 12 credits are the residency experience itself (ECED 497, ECED 498). The remaining 3 credits will be a Seminar course (ECED 485) that will meet one Thursday each month in-person from 6 - 7:30 p.m..

2024-2026 Part-Time Cohort

Pierce College is unable to offer the summer part-time cohort for the 2024-2026 program group. For questions about possible accommodations of the fall full-time cohort, contact Teaching@pierce.ctc.edu.