Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education Combined (Birth-Grade 3) 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 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I ¹ (Must be taken first semester of enrollment)
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society † ¹ (Must be taken with EDUC 201)
EDCL 200 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Field Experience 1 (must be taken concurrently with EDUC 203)
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making ¹
EDPS 383 Psychology of Teaching and Learning ¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction ¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 553 - Advanced Human Development Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II ² (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching)
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child 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
EDCL 420/520 - Field Experience with English Language Learners Semester Hours: Zero
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 413/513 - Language Development and Disorders of the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 463/563 - Individual Diagnostics and Classroom Assessment Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 41 hours

¹Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
² Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
† Students who transfer in a course for EDUC 203 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete EDCL 200.
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners

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

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)
ECED 443/543 - Diagnostic Procedures in Early Childhood Education Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 413/513 - Language Development and Disorders of the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
ECED 413/513 - Language Acquisition of the Young Child 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
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: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 433/533 - Integrated Mathematics Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 453/553 - Teaching Remedial Math K-12: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 443/543 - Integrated Science Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 463/563 - Integrated Concepts in Social Science, Geography, and Economics for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 30 hours

Program Management

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

Total: 6 hours

Total: 83 hours

Home-School-Community Relations

ECSP 423/523 - Family Engagement and Partnership Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 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)

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I ¹ (must be in grades 1-3)
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar ¹ (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211)
EDCL 511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 511 )
ECCL 5709 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Semester Hours: Nine
ECSP 5703 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 471 - Student Teaching Seminar ¹ (must be taken concurrently with ECCL 5709 +ECSP 5703 )

Total: 15 hours

Note

¹Undergraduate-only courses

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

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Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education Combined (Birth-Grade 3) Certification

Professional Requirements

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

Total: 41 hours

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

Total: 30 hours

Program Management

Total: 6 hours

Total: 83 hours

Home-School-Community Relations

Total: 6 hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 15 hours

Note

Total hours required for certification: 98