Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
We designed this program for teachers wishing to develop skills in working with preschool and primary children.
To earn this 36-unit degree, take:
EDR 610 or 611, or EPS 525 (3 units)
one of EDF 670, 671, 673, or 677 (3 units)
15 units from ECI 526, 604, 607, 620, 621, 625, 647, 648, or 650; ESE 536, 556, or 516; EPS 701
6 units from ECI 531, 541, 602, 608, 642, 643, 644, 645, 651, 661, or 696; ESE 510
9 units in an interdisciplinary emphasis approved by your adviser
At least fifty percent of the courses in your program must be at the 600 level or above. In addition, you must be admitted to this degree program before taking your last 12 units of graduate work.
Candidates in the Early Childhood Education ME.D. program are required to demonstrate content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and skills, and professional knowledge to be eligible to graduate from this program. In addition to course grades, content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge or skills are demonstrated through candidate performance on key assessments embedded in the ECI 620 class.
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