Master of Education (Certification) Early Childhood Education P-3

I. Professional Courses: 19 hours

• CO 547. Counseling Multicultural Populations (3) *
• ED 500. Foundations of Education (3)

• OR

• ED 501. Educational Planning (3)
• ED 504. Techniques of Educational Research (3)
• ED 505. Technology and Education (3)
• ED 508. Technology Portfolio (1)
• EE 500. Teaching Reading (3)
• EP 500. Advanced Educational Psychology (3)

• OR

• EP 506. Life-Span Development and Learning (3)

II. Teaching Field Courses: 15 hours

• CE 504. Theory, Research, and Practice in Social/Emotional Development (3)
• CE 506. Literature for Early Childhood Education (3)
• CE 510. Current Trends in Early Childhood Education (3)
• CE 512. Planning Programs for Early Education (3)
• CE 514. Language Development for Young Children (3)

Total Required: 34 hours

Note(s):

• *Educator candidates who have not previously met the special education requirement must take a general survey course in special education SE 500  or if they have credit for a previous general special education course they will need to take CO 547 .
• This program is also offered online.

Program Completion Requirements

The educator candidate shall:

1. Maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 or better in all courses in the approved program as verified on an official transcript with no grade below 'C'.
2. Make a satisfactory score on a written comprehensive examination documenting mastery of the curriculum of the program.
    

Requirements for Alabama Class A Certification

• Meet all program requirements.
• Hold a valid bachelor's level professional educator certificate in the same teaching field(s) in which the Class A Professional Educator Certificate is sought.
• Have an official transcript from a regionally accredited institution documenting an earned master's degree.

Governance

The Educator Preparation Program and the Educator Certification Program are governed by the Alabama State Department of Education, and the College of Education reserves the right to change requirements in these programs at any time when such changes are mandated by the State Department.