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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 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| READ 500 | Literacy Foundations | 3 |
| Literacy Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| READ 503 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| or READ 507 | Understanding Reading Comprehension | |
| or READ 519 | Language and Early Literacy Development | |
| or READ 522 | History of Literacy and Media | |
| or READ 524 | Teaching Multiethnic Literature in P-8 Classrooms | |
| or READ 525 | Literacies, Digital Technology and Learning | |
| or READ 600 | Special Topics in Reading Workshop | |
| 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 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 Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within two 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 | Summer | Credits |
| FSHD 512 | 3 | ECSE 528 | 3 | READ Elective | 3 |
| ECEL 501 | 3 | READ 500 | 3 | MTHM 577 | 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 | |||||