Early Childhood Endorsement (Birth-3rd Grade), M.A.T.

(Thesis option not available)

(75 credits)

Required Courses

EDEC 500/EDEC 300Intro to Early Childhood Tchg & Lrng

3

EDEC 505/EDEC 305Observation/Assmt Infant Toddler YC Dev

3

EDEC 506Early Childhood Student Teaching Seminar

3

EDEC 509Student Teaching in Early Childhood

6

EDEC 517/EDEC 317History & Philosophy of Early Childhood

3

EDEC 553/EDEC 353Literature for the Young Child

3

EDEC 560Working with Families of YC w/ SPED

3

EDEC 561/EDEC 361Typical/Atypical Speech/Language Dev YC

3

EDEC 562/EDEC 362Diagnosis & Assessment in EC SPED

3

EDEC 563/EDEC 363Methods for Infants Toddlers & YC

3

EDEC 565/EDEC 365Classroom Management for EC Teachers

3

EDEC 567/EDEC 367Emergent Literacy& Beg Reading Instructn

3

EDEC 568/EDEC 368EC Methods in Language Arts& Soc Studies

3

EDEC 570/EDEC 370EC Methods in Math & Science

3

EDEC 572/EDEC 372Early Childhood Methods in the Arts

3

EDEC 574/EDEC 374Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood

3

EDUC 546/EDUC 346Technology in the Classroom

3

EDUC 620Psychological Foundations of Education

3

HDEV 248Development of Young Children

3

SPED 542/SPED 342Survey of Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 605Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDUC 615Introduction to Research

3

Note: All MAT degree candidates must attend the mandatory student teaching meeting the third Thursday of the semester prior to student teaching.