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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 Pedagogy or have Undergraduate equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Praxis Scores | ||
| Submit passing PRAXIS I scores (or qualifying exemptions) as part of application. | ||
| Completion and passing score on PRAXIS II: Elementary Education. | ||
| 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 505 | Learning and Development in Children With and Without Disabilities | 3 |
| ECSE 508 | Strengthening Partnerships with Families of Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| ECSE 536 | Observation and Assessment of Elementary Age Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| ECSE 539 | Pedagogy in Inclusive Elementary Education | 3 |
| ECSE 580 | Conceptual Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Bio-Psych-Social Perspectives | 3 |
| READ 500 | Literacy Foundations | 3 |
| READ 515 | Literacy Strategies for the Inclusive Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| Content/Methods | ||
| ECEL 516 | Social Studies and the Arts: Understanding Democracy in 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 Examination | ||
| 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 | 54 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within three years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FSHD 512 | 3 | ECSE 505 | 3 |
| ECEL 501 | 3 | ECSE 536 | 3 |
| ECSE 502 | 3 | MTHM 577 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| READ 500 | 3 | READ 515 | 3 |
| ECSE 580 | 3 | ECEL 516 | 3 |
| ECSE 508 | 3 | ECSE 539 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECEL 502 | 3 | ECEL 504 | 3 |
| ECEL 510 | 3 | ECEL 511 or 514 | 6 |
| ECEL 513 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Total Credits 54 | |||