M.S.Ed.: Early Childhood Education - Grades P-3 Certification/Alternative Fifth Year Degree Plan/Progress Record

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)
2. Unconditional Admission
3. 45 semester hours of credit
4. Meet residency requirement
5. No more than two grades below “B”
6. Overall GPA of 3.25 or better
7. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
8. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
9. Graduation Application filed
10. Completion of PSY 6631 with a “B” or better

Required Core Courses:

(21 Semester Hours)

• EDU 6603 - Planning For the Classroom (must be among first four courses taken)
• PSY 6631 - Psychological Foundations of Education
• SPE 6640 - Teaching Diverse Learners (SPE 6630  only allowed if pre-requisite is met)
• EDU 6691 - Research Methodology
• EDU 6611 - Educational Technology in the Curriculum or Advisor Approved Technology Class
• RED 6670 - Advanced Study of Literacy
• RED 6630 - Directed Reading Practicum

Teaching Field:

(12 Semester Hours of Required Courses)

• ECE 6618 - Designing Prosocial Learning Environments
• ECE 6628 - Inquiries into Literacy Acquisition
• ECE 6632 - Authentic Assessment in the Early Childhood Classroom
• ECE 6634 - Inquiries into Logico-Mathematical Knowledge

Additional Required Teaching Field Course:

Select One of the Following (3 Semester Hours)

• ECE 6620 - Inquiries into Physical Knowledge
• ECE 6622 - Parents as Partners in Education
• ECE 6630 - Inquiries into Representation
• ECE 6631 - Historical Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 6640 - Integrating Children’s Literature
• SPE 6631 - Legal Issues in Special Education

Internship & Internship Seminar

(9 Semester Hours)

• ECE 6674 - Early Childhood Internship Grades P-3
• ECE 5544 - Internship Seminar

Items to be Discussed:

1. Admission to Teacher Education Program (TEP)
2. Temporary, Conditional, and Unconditional Admission
3. One term limit to have transcript(s) and test score on file.
4. Available faculty for academic advisement
5. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
6. Class Attendance
7. Drop & Withdrawal procedure, deadline and consequences
8. Petition for an incomplete grade
9. Student participation in course and program evaluation
10. Prerequisites
11. Internship
12. Required examinations for certification
13. Application for teacher certification
14. Degree Requirements
15. Other

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