PROGRAM OF EMPHASIS

Department: Education

Title: Early Childhood Education Certification


Course Number

Title

Credits

Prerequisites

Dist.

Skills

ED 110

Foundations of Education

3

corequisite ED 111 

S

 

ED 111*

Foundations of Education Field Experience

1

corequisite ED 110

S

 

ED 120

Child Development

3

corequisite ED 121

S

 

ED 121*

Child Development Lab

1

corequisite ED 120 or permission

S

 

ED 201

Educational Technology

3

ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130

S

 

ED 240

Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities

3

ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130

S

 

ED 300

Issues and Studies in ECE

1

ED 120 & ED 121

S

 

ED 300

Issues and Studies in ECE

1

ED 120 & ED 121

S

 

ED 300

Issues and Studies in ECE

1

ED 120 & ED 121

S

 

ED 310

Children's Literature

3

ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121

S

 

ED 320

Mathematics Methods

3

ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, & ED 121

S

 

ED 330

Language and Literacy I

3

ED 310 or permission

S

CW

ED 341*

Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities

4

ED 110 & ED 111 & ED 240

S

CW

ED 350

Science Methods

3

ED 110, ED 111, & ED 120, ED 121 or ED 130

S

 

ED 400*

Curriculum & Methods in ECE

4

ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, & ED 121

S

CW, CS

ED 410

Families & Teachers in Early Childhood

3

ED 400 or permission

S

CW, CS

ED 430

Language and Literacy II

3

ED 310 & ED 330 & corequisite ED 431 & ED 432 & ED 433

S

CW

ED 431

Creative Activities

1

ED 330 & ED 310 & corequisite ED 430

S

 

ED 450

Student Teaching

14

senior standing & all certification requirements &  permission corequisite ED 451

S

 

ED 451**

Student Teaching Seminar

1

corequisite ED 450

S

 

ED 433*

Pre Student Teaching Field Experience Seminar

1

ED 310 or ED 330 & corequisite ED 430 & ED 431

S

 

Total credit hours = 60 (45 upper level)

NOTE: Many students elect to complete certification requirements in both Early Childhood and Elementary and receive teaching certificates in both areas.

*There are field experiences in these courses.  Students should take only one of these courses per semester.  Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.

**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the SPRING semester of the senior year. Secondary Foreign Language Education majors take ED 450 & 451 in the SPRING semester.  ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester.  Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE:  It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements.  All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program.  See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CERTIFICATION COURSE PROGRESSION

Freshman Level
ED 120 Child Development
ED 121 Child Development Lab
ED 110 Foundations of Education
ED 111 Foundations of Education Field Experience

Sophomore
ED 201 Educational Technology
ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities
ED 310 Children's Literature
ED 320 Mathematics Methods
ED 341 Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities
ED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE
ED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE

Junior Level
ED 330 Language and Literacy I
ED 400 Curriculum and Methods in ECE (fall)
ED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE
ED 350 Science Methods
ED 410 Families & Teachers in Early Childhood (spring)

Senior Level
ED 430 Language and Literacy II (fall)
ED 431 Creative Activities (fall)
ED 433 Pre Student Teaching Field Experience Seminar (fall)
ED 450 & 451 Student Teaching & Seminar (spring)

updated 7-06

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