Teacher Licensure Program PreK-2 with Optional MEd
Overview of Plan of Study
Candidates for Initial licensure must have completed or plan to complete coursework in the following areas:
- Children’s Literature
- Knowledge of the rules and conventions of standard written and spoken English. Similarities and differences between oral and written communication.
- Mathematics principles: Two courses that cover:
- Counting and cardinality, number operations, algebraic thinking, and measurement and data
- Statistics and probability (optional)
- Earth and space or physical science (with laboratory)1
- Life science (with laboratory)1
- Principles and concepts of history, geography, civics and economics
- The arts
- Health or First Aid/CPR
- Physical Education
- Child Development
- 1
At least one science must include a laboratory requirement.
The early childhood licensure program prepares students to educate and care for children in both public and private early childhood education settings, including public school classrooms from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2. The curriculum emphasizes the inclusive design of early childhood environments and curricula, innovative teaching strategies and practices, and authentic assessment of the whole child.
Early Childhood Initial Teacher Licensure Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 603 | Early Childhood Curriculum and Design | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Sheltered English Instruction ELEM/ECHE | 3 |
| EDUC 610 | Field Placement I | 2 |
| EDUC 620 | Field Placement II PK-6 | 2 |
| EDUC 630 | Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 638 | Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDUC 640 | Curriculum and Instruction PK-2 | 3 |
| EDUC 648 | Classroom Management/Teaching Strategies (ECHE&ELEM) | 3 |
| EDUC 652 | Student Teaching Practicum PK-K | 3 |
| EDUC 653 | Student Teaching Practicum 1-2 | 6 |
| EDUC 654 | Student Teaching Seminar (ECHE) | 3 |
| EDUC 702 | Ethics and the Foundations of Schooling | 3 |
| Total Hours | 37 | |
Additional Credits to Complete Master of Education Degree
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Credits for Initial Licensure | 37 | |
| EDUC 717 | Curriculum Theory and Democratic Practice | 3 |
| EDUC 719 | Discourses of Difference | 3 |
| EDUC 783 | Philosophies and Methodologies of Inquiry | 3 |
| EDUC 784 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Total Hours | 49 | |
Note: Additional coursework may be required to meet the Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) requirements for the license.