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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Early Childhood Education Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Heidi Sackreiter, Assistant Professor/ECE Coordinator
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Pugsley Hall 141
605-688-5039

Program Information

The Early Childhood Education Minor prepares students to promote development of young children in the areas of cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development. Students who complete this academic experience may work with children in various settings including preschool, childcare, before and after school programs, etc. 

Course Delivery Format

Courses in Early Childhood Education are delivered face-to-face, online and hybrid (face-to-face and online combination). All ECE courses have practical applications in field experience settings in childcare and Pre-K-Grade 3.

Total Required Credits: 18


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