Early Childhood Endorsement, M.A.T.
The Early Childhood Education program prepares teachers for preschool, kindergarten, and the early primary grades (1-2) by providing Professional Education courses that address institutional requirements leading to a Master of Arts of Teaching degree in Early Childhood Education and a professional educator license (PEL) with an endorsement in early childhood education and early childhood special education approval.
Required Core Courses (51 credits)
| EDEC 500 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDEC 520 | Infant Toddler Growth and Development | |
| EDEC 538 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDEC 530 | Foundations Lang Lit Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDEC 531 | Lang Lit Methods Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDEC 550 | Curr Instr Planning PK K-2 | 3 |
| EDEC 554 | Math Methods for Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDEC 562 | Observation and Assessment in EC | 3 |
| EDEC 563 | Methods for Infants Toddlers & YC | 3 |
| EDEC 564 | Families, Children, and Communities | 3 |
| EDEC 570 | Methods in Science/Social Science in EC | 3 |
| EDEC 572 | Integrating the Arts in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDEC 506 | Early Childhood Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| EDEC 509 | Student Teaching in Early Childhood | 6 |
| EDSL 571 | Cross-Cultural Education | 3 |
| SPED 540 | Foun SPED: Overview Exceptional Children | 3 |