Class A Level Licensure in Birth-Kindergarten Education

Program Requirements

Must hold bachelor’s degree.

Professional Core: 18 Credits

Courses required of each individual are determined by comparing transcripts of previous college courses with a list of courses of all students seeking initial licensure in Birth through Kindergarten. 

• EDUC 210 - Technology Applications for Teachers
• EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools
• EDUC 310 - Foundations of Education
• EDUC 330 - Educational Psychology and Human Development
• EDUC 331 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning
• SPED 320 - Education of the Exceptional Child

Specialty Area Core: 50 Credits

The number of hours required and the specific courses required can be determined only by a review of all undergraduate course work by the chair of the department.

• EDUC 303 - Teaching the Young Child with Special Needs
• EDUC 308 - Observation and Assessment in Preschool Education
• EDUC 309 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum Development and Field Study (Teaching Majors)
• EDUC 311 - Foundations of Multicultural Education and Diversity
• EDUC 314 - Preschool/ Kindergarten Curriculum Development and Field Study
• EDUC 350 - Introduction to Birth through Kindergarten Education
• EDUC 361 - Family Culture and School
• EDUC 434 - Current Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education
• ELEM 471 - Clinical Experience for Teacher Candidates in Elementary Education
• ELEM 491 - Elementary and Birth-Kindergarten Professional Seminar
• HEED 372 - Safety Education and First Aid
• HEED 420 - Nutrition
• READ 370 - Linguistics and Reading
• SOCI 330 - Marriage and Family Relations

Total Credit Hours: 68