Unified Early Childhood and Special Education Certification
Department: Education
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ED 110 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
corequisite ED 111 |
S |
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ED 111* |
Foundations of Education Field Experience |
1 |
corequisite ED 110 |
S |
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ED 120 |
Child Development |
3 |
corequisite ED 121 |
S |
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ED 121* |
Child Development Lab |
1 |
corequisite ED 120 or permission |
S |
|
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ED 130 |
Adolescent Development |
3 |
|
S |
|
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ED 201 |
Educational Technology |
3 |
ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 |
S |
|
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ED 240 |
Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities |
3 |
ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120, ED 121 or ED 130 |
S |
|
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ED 300 |
Issues and Studies in ECE |
1 |
ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
|
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ED 300 |
Issues and Studies in ECE |
1 |
ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
|
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ED 300 |
Issues and Studies in ECE |
1 |
ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
|
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ED 310 |
Children's Literature |
3 |
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121 |
S |
|
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ED 320 |
Mathematics Methods |
3 |
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
|
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ED 330 |
Language and Literacy I |
3 |
ED 310 or permission |
S | CW |
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ED 341* |
Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities |
4 |
ED 110, ED 111 & ED 240 |
S | CW |
|
ED 342 |
Assessment and Instruction |
3 |
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130 & ED 240 |
S |
|
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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 & permission, corequisite ED 431, ED 432 & ED 433 |
S | CW |
|
ED 431 |
Creative Activities |
1 |
Prerequisite ED 310, ED 330; corequisite ED 430 |
S | |
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ED 440 |
Methods for Students with High Incidence Disabilities |
3 |
ED 341 |
S | CW |
|
ED 441* |
Methods for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities |
4 |
ED 341 |
S |
|
|
ED 450** |
Student Teaching |
14 |
Prerequisites: senior standing, all certification requirements & permission, corequisite ED 451 |
S |
|
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ED 451** |
Student Teaching Seminar |
1 |
Corequisite ED 450 |
S |
|
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ED 433* |
Pre Student Teaching Field Experience |
1 |
ED 310 or ED 330; corequisite ED 430 & ED 431 |
S |
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Total credit hours = 73
*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. ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester. Students must have reliable transportation.
***ED 452 After successfully completing ED 450 & ED 451, students must enroll for this six credit Summer session that runs through to the end of the public school calendar year. Students are responsible for current tuition fees, housing, and meal costs during this special Summer session. Students must meet all requirements for both ED 450 & ED 451 in order to apply for dual certification.
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.
Unified Early Childhood And Special Education Course Progression
Students should become aware of courses that require prerequisites.
Freshman Level
- ED 120 Child Development
- ED 121 Child Development Lab
- ED 110 Foundations of EducationED 111 Foundations of Education Field Experience
- ED 130 Adolescent Development
Sophomore/Junior Level
- ED 210 Educational Technology
- ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities
- ED 310 Children's Literature
- ED 320 Mathematics Methods
- ED 341 Adaptations for Students with ExceptionalitiesED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE (1)
- ED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE (1)ED 342 Assessment & InstructionED 330 Language and Literacy I (T)
- ED 432 Social Studies Methods
- ED 400 Curriculum and Methods in ECE (fall) (Early Childhood Center Field Experience)
- ED 300 Issues and Studies in ECE (1)
- ED 350 Science Methods
- ED 410 Families & Teachers in Early Childhood (spring) (home visitations and Early Childhood Center experience)
- ED 440 Methods for Students with High Incidence Disabilities
- ED 441 Methods for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities (P)
Senior Level
- ED 430 Language and Literacy II (fall)
- ED 431 Creative Activities (fall)
- ED 450 & 451 Student Teaching & Seminar (spring)
- ED 452 Student Teaching for Dual Certification (summer)
- ED 433 Pre Student Teaching Field Experience Seminar (P) (fall)
P = Field Experience included
T = Tutoring included
