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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Early Childhood Education Leading to Certification (Birth to Kindergarten or Nursery to Grade 3), M.Ed.
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Required Credits: 42 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. Professional Foundations (18 credits)
Nursery/Kindergarten Core (15 credits)
Birth-Kindergarten Courses (9 credits)
(#112 CT Certification)
Nursery-Grade 3 Courses (9 credits)
(#113 CT Certification)
Note(s):
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. |
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