Early Childhood Special Education License Requirements

Liberal Studies

45 cr.
Related Requirements (15 cr.)  

These courses may be used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements.

 
Psy 113 General Psychology 3 cr.
Psy 202 Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
Spch 100 Speech Communication 3 cr.
MCS 233 Education in Multicultural America 3 cr.
Math 303 Foundations of Number Systems 3 cr.

Education Core Requirements (21 cr.)

 
Professional Education (12 cr.)  
Ed 205 Introduction/Technology Education 2 cr.
Ed 205E Early Field Experience 1 cr.
Ed 294 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
Ed 310 Educational Foundations 3 cr.
SPED 320 Educational Services for Individuals with Exceptionalities 3 cr.

Special Education Core (9 cr.)

 
SPED 443/543 Consultation/Collaboration 3 cr.
SPED 471/571 Behavior and Environmental Management 3 cr.
SPED 494/594 Legal/Social Foundations of SPED 3 cr.

Early Childhood Special Education License Requirements (46 cr.)

 
General Education (11 cr.)  
EECE 291 Foundations of Literacy 3 cr.
EECE 234 Play and Development 3 cr.
EECE 467K/567K Practicum: Pre-Primary - (take 1 credit until further notice) 2 cr.
EECE 433/533 Preschool-K Curriculum 3 cr.
Major Requirements Early Childhood Special Education (35 cr.)  
SPED 417/517 Educating Students with Severe Disabilities 3 cr.
SPED 419/519 Biomedical Aspects of Students with Disabilities 3 cr.
SPED 423/523 Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families 3 cr.
SPED 424/524 Assessment in ECSE 3 cr.
SPED 426/526 Infant Strategies 3 cr.
SPED 427/527 Instructional Strategies: Preschool 3 cr.
SPED 451E/551E Student Teaching: ECSE 10 cr.
SPED 459/559 Communication Planning: Severe Disabilities 3 cr.
SPED 467E/567E Practicum: ECSE Preschool 2 cr.
SPED 467I/567I Practicum: Infant/Interagency Services 2 cr.

Strongly Recommended:

 
EECE 375 Contemporary Methods in Early Childhood Literacy 2 cr.
SPED 490/590 Introduction to Autism 2 cr.

*Graduation requires 128 credit hours