Add early childhood to your existing teaching credentials
This online program is an additional endorsement intended for those who already have a bachelor’s degree in teaching, which can be in any subject or discipline. The number of credit hours you will need to complete in the program is dependent upon the teaching endorsement you currently hold.
The Early Childhood Inclusive additional endorsement will qualify you to teach children ages birth through 5 in special education settings and ages birth through 8 in regular education settings, preparing you to work within infant toddler programs, 0-3 sixpence programs, early intervention, early Head Start, Head Start, preschools (public or private), early childhood special education, and K-3 classrooms.
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree and a teaching certificate in any discipline
Students pursuing certification in other states must check with their State Department of Education for certification requirements.
Curriculum
A degree audit will examine the courses already completed toward the Additional Endorsement program. Choose either the Birth Through Kindergarten Specialization or the Age 3 to Grade 3 Specialization.
- TE 311 Math Methods I
- TE 313 Field Experience: Math
- TE 314 Phonics and Word Study
- TE 315 Literacy Assessment
- TE 316 Primary Grades Literacy
- TE 317 Field Experience: Literacy
- TE 341 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
- TE 342 Literacy Methods for the Preschool Teacher
- TE 343 Methods of Inclusive Education; Birth to Age 3
- TE 343L Field Experience: Birth to Age 3
- TE 344 Methods of Inclusive Education; Ages 3-5
- TE 344L Field Experience: Ages 3-5
- TE 346 Early Childhood Program Administration
- TE 348 Math, Science, and Social Studies for Children 0-8
- TE 349 Supporting Young Children Through Family & Community Involvement
- MATH 104 Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics OR MATH 102 College Algebra
- MATH 230 Math for Elementary Teachers I
- MUS 404 Music and Movement for Early Childhood Teachers
- PE 247 Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children
- TESE 333 Serving Young Children with Special Needs
- TESE 334 Assessment and Intervention
- TESE 334L Field Experience: Assessment and Intervention
- TE 816A Practicum
