Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education/Elementary Education (Birth-Grade 3/Grades 1-6) Certification

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NOTE: Early Childhood certification is available as both a standalone (Birth through Grade 3) and as a combined program with Elementary Education (Birth through Grade 6) and/or Early Childhood Special Education (Birth through Grade 3 or Grade 6). Requirements for each are shown below:

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

EDUC 200 - Continuing Portfolio Development for Teacher Candidates Semester Hours: Zero (Must be enrolled concurrently with EDUC 201 )†¹
EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (Must be taken first semester of enrollment)†^¹
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken with EDUC 201 )†¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) †^¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
EDPS 313 - Psychology of Learning & Development Semester Hours: Three ⁑
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three ¹
ECSP 403/503 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ECSP 413/513 - Teaching Young Children with Disabilities: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 463/563 - Individual Diagnostic Assessment Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ‡
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ^
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) ^ ²
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three

Total: 38 Hours

Note(s)

¹ Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
² Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
^ Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)
† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

⁑ For students transferring professional education course work, the combination of Educational Psychology (or equivalent) and a course that covers child and adolescent growth and development (generally a prerequisite to Educational Psychology) will be substituted for EDPS 313 .
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 .

Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching and Learning Strategies/Teaching and Supporting Learning of the Young Child

ECED 443/543 - Diagnostic Procedures in Early Childhood Education Semester Hours: Three
ECED 453/553 - Role of Movement and Creative Arts in Development of the Young Child: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three (includes Pre-K field experience)
ECSP 433/533 - Language Development and Disorders of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 433/533 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 443/543 - Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 453/553 - Teaching Remedial Math K-12: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 423/523 - Integrated Science and Social Studies Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 433/533 - Integrated Mathematics Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 453/553 - Integrated Language Arts Concepts and Children’s Literature for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 27 Hours

Home-School-Community Relations

ECED 363 - Family and Community Resources in Early Childhood: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three (includes infant/toddler field experience)¹
ECSP 423/523 - Family Engagement and Partnership: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Program Management

ECED 373 - Health, Nutrition, and Safety of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
ECED 383 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 6 Hours

Total: 77 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Field and Clinical Experiences: Candidates must have experiences at all levels within their course work (infant/toddler, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1-3)

EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 )¹
EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be taken first semester of enrollment in grades 4-6) †^¹
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511 )
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be taken the semester prior to student teaching in kindergarten) †^
ECEL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood/Elementary (Grades 1-3) Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 1-3)
ECSP 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education Semester Hours: Three (must be in pre-K special education)
EDUC 470 - Student Teaching Professional Development Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with ECEL 4709/5709 and ECSP 4703/5703 )

Total: 14 Hours

Total: 91 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses
^ Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)

† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

Fiddler on the Roof

Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education/Elementary Education (Birth-Grade 3/Grades 1-6) Certification

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

Total: 38 Hours

Note(s)

Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching and Learning Strategies/Teaching and Supporting Learning of the Young Child

Total: 27 Hours

Home-School-Community Relations

Total: 6 Hours

Program Management

Total: 6 Hours

Total: 77 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 14 Hours

Total: 91 Hours

Note(s)