Early Childhood Education Leading to Certification (Birth to Kindergarten or Nursery to Grade 3), M.Ed.

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Required credits: 39 (minimum)

The Early Childhood Education program is designed to prepare teachers at the graduate level to work in school settings with all children between birth and kindergarten and/or nursery and third grade. The program focuses on an inclusion model, involving every student in a prekindergarten and/or kindergarten inclusive setting. Students are prepared to work with families, provide for the integration of children and services, and collaborate with other professionals

Professional Education:

The following requirements constitute the Early Childhood Certification program. Students in this program are required to complete a Professional Foundations core of 18 credits as well as a Nursery/Kindergarten (NK) core of 12 credits of course work plus one NK student teaching experience of 3 credits. Students may undertake an endorsement in the birth to kindergarten area with an additional 6 or 9 credits and/or an endorsement in the Nursery to Grade 3 area with an additional 6 or 9 credits.

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Also required for certification if not taken at the undergraduate level: EDR 558 - Reading and Language Arts through Children’s Literature (3 credits) and 15 credits in Human Growth and Development.* The 15 credits in Human Growth and Development may be taken from prior study or may be taken concurrently with the required Early Childhood Education program.

*Questions regarding specific courses taken at the undergraduate level can be answered by an advisor.

Early Childhood Education Leading to Certification (Birth to Kindergarten or Nursery to Grade 3), M.Ed.

Required credits: 39 (minimum)

Professional Education:

Professional Foundations:

Nursery/Kindergarten Core:

Birth–Kindergarten Courses:

Nursery–Grade 3 Courses:

Note(s):