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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Requisites | ||
| Child Development | ||
| FSHD 512 | Child Development I: Theories of Child Development | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagory or have Undergraduate equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Praxis Scores | ||
| Submit passing PRAXIS I scores (or qualifying exemption) as part of application. | ||
| Completion and passing score on PRAXIS II: Early Childhood. | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| ECEL 501 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| ECSE 502 | Sociocultural Context of Disability and Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ECSE 528 | Early Childhood Inclusive Curriculum Literacy Instruction | 3 |
| READ 500 | Literacy Foundations | 3 |
| READ 519 | Language and Early Literacy Development | 3 |
| Content/Methods | ||
| ECEL 516 | Social Studies and the Arts with Literacy for Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| MTHM 577 | Mathematics Education in the Elementary School | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Semester Before Student Teaching | ||
| ECEL 502 | Seminar I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 510 | Clinical Practice I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 513 | Inclusive Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| Student Teaching Semester | ||
| ECEL 504 | Seminar II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 511 | Clinical Practice II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 6 |
| or ECEL 514 | In-Service Supervised Graduate Clinical Practice | |
| (ECEL 514 is for students in full-time teaching positions). | ||
| Comprehensive Exam | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete the requirements for this program of study within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| FSHD 512 | 3 | ECSE 528 | 3 | MTHM 577 | 3 |
| ECEL 501 | 3 | READ 500 | 3 | READ 519 | 3 |
| ECSE 502 | 3 | ECEL 516 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ECEL 502 | 3 | ECEL 504 | 3 | ||
| ECEL 510 | 3 | ECEL 511 or 514 | 6 | ||
| ECEL 513 | 3 | Comprehensive Examination | |||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| Total Credits 42 | |||||