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This undergraduate major will lead to initial certification in both Early Childhood Education (birth to grade 2) and Students with Disabilities (birth to grade 2). Students enrolled in this major will be taught inclusive strategies that will qualify them to teach in a traditional preschool and elementary classroom; a self contained special education preschool and elementary classroom; and an inclusive preschool and elementary classroom. The dual certification offered by this program will greatly enhance a graduate's ability to be employed in a preschool, elementary school and a facility devoted to special education.
The degree requires a minimum of 124-141 semester hours with 60 semester hours of Liberal Arts. A cumulative grade point average of 2.7 is required to student teach and to graduate.
Specific General Education and Content Core courses are suggested for use in the program depending upon one's concentration. The Teacher Education Division has a comprehensive list of requirements for the degree. Students pursuing a major in Early Childhood/Special Education will also choose one area of concentration.
Available concentrations:
- Art
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Music
- Science
- Social Studies
- Spanish
Early Childhood/Special Education Pedagogical Core Requirements (49 semester hours):
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Semester Hours |
| EDU 190 |
Exceptional People |
3 |
| EDU 190 |
OPE Exceptional People OPE |
25 hours OPE |
| EDU 202 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
| EDU 220 |
Early Childhood Education I |
3 |
| EDU 221 |
Early Childhood Education II |
3 |
| EDU 221 |
OPE Early Childhood Education II OPE |
30 hours OPE |
| EDU 222 |
Early Childhood Education II |
3 |
| EDU 222 |
OPE Early Childhood Education II OPE |
40 hours OPE |
| EDU 307 |
Assessment in Inclusive Setting |
3 |
| EDU 307 |
OPE Assessment in Inclusive Settings OPE |
25 hours OPE |
| EDU 322 |
Inclusive Methods Elementary Language Arts |
2 |
| EDU 323 |
Inclusive Methods Elementary Math |
2 |
| EDU 324 |
Inclusive Methods Elementary Science |
2 |
| EDU 325 |
Inclusive Methods Elementary Social Studies |
2 |
| EDU 330 |
Classroom Behavior Management |
3 |
| EDU 330 |
OPE Classroom Behavior Management OPE |
30 hours OPE |
| EDU 333 |
Strategies for Inclusive Teaching |
3 |
| EDU 340 |
Family Systems for Inclusion |
3 |
| EDU 400A |
Student Teaching |
6 |
| EDU 400B |
Student Teaching |
6 |
| EDU 440 |
Inclusive Early Childhood Education Capstone Seminar |
2 |
*OPE means Observation/Participation Experience (Fieldwork)
Students must register for OPE concurrently with course of same number,
e.g. EDU 221 and EDU 221 OPE.
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