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Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education
The Initial Certification-Post Baccalaureate Program in Elementary Education (K-5) is a 24 credit program designed to provide graduate students with initial certification to teach Kindergarten through fifth grade (K-5). Students who apply to this program must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, including a minimum of 60 liberal arts credits, complete The Graduate Admissions & Support Services Application, and meet the Office of Graduate Admissions & Support Services requirements. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of substantial and meaningful experience with groups of children and be permitted admission into the Teacher Education Program. It is expected that students in the program will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language. Applicants must also submit scores on the PRAXIS II test for Elementary Education: Content Knowledge.
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Required Courses (9 Semester Hours)
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ECEL 501 |
Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Diverse Society
(10 hours field experience) |
3 |
| ECEL 518 |
Families, Schools, Communities: Diversity, Culture, Democracy |
3 |
| READ 500 |
Nature of Reading |
3 |
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Content/Methods Courses (Choose one from the following. 3 Semester Hours
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| MATH 577 |
Math Education in Elementary Schools |
3 |
| ECEL 517 |
Integrating Science and Technology in EC and EL Classrooms |
3 |
| ECEL 516 |
Social Studies and the Arts: Understanding Democracy in Elementary Classrooms |
3 |
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Professional Sequence Courses (12-13 Semester Hours)
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| Number |
Title |
Hours |
| ECEL 522 |
Curriculum Development and Assessment in Diverse EL Classrooms |
3 |
| ECEL 510 |
Clinical Experience I: Inclusive EC and EL Settings |
2 |
| ECEL 502 |
Seminar I: Inclusive EC and EL Classrooms |
1 |
| ECEL 511 |
Clinical Experience II: Inclusive EC and EL Settings |
5 |
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| ECEL 514 |
Inservice Supervised Graduate Student Teaching |
5 |
| ECEL 504 |
Seminar II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms |
1 |
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| CURR 514 |
In-Service Supervised Graduate Student Teaching I |
4 |
| CURR 515 |
In-Service Supervised Graduate Student Teaching II |
4 |
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*(CURR 514 & 515 replaces ECEL 510 & 511 for those on full-time teaching positions)*
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Additional Student Responsibilities:
- Students are responsible for seeking advisement from their academic advisor for registration and completion of degree requirements.
- Students are responsible for completing the Physiology and Hygiene requirement and Speech requirement for state certification.
- Any student who has not completed the equivalent of one semester of general psychology, and two semesters of child development as an undergraduate must take the courses at the graduate level.
- It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with all policies designated in the Graduate Catalog and the current Center of Pedagogy Teacher Education Handbook.
- Students are required to apply to the Center of Pedagogy for Clinical I placement the semester before placement begins.
- In order to complete the program, students must file the proper audit forms in the Registrar's Office: October 1st for May graduation, March 1st for August graduation, and June 1st for January graduation.
- Applications for Certification are required to be submitted to the Registrar's Office during the following period:
October 15th to November 15th for January graduation, March 15th to April 15th for May graduation, and July 1st to August 1st for August graduation.
- Any variation from this work program must be approved by the Office of Graduate Admissions & Support Services through the proper filing of a substitution form.
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