Early Childhood Education MS

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Early Childhood Educ¹ation MS

The graduate plan in Early Childhood Education leads to the master of science degree. Students will be subject to an interview with members of the Early Childhood Education program prior to admission. Students seeking this degree must complete at least 36 hours of credit. Within the degree, there are three tracks of Early Childhood Education: master’s degree, master’s degree focusing on young children with disabilities and master’s degree with EC-6 certification.. Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.
Professional Education Core (12 hours):
EDUC 6032	EDUC 6033	INST 6031¹	SILC 6030
¹Students in Track C must take TCED 6031 instead of INST 6031.
Required Early Childhood Core (9 hours):
ECED 5031	ECED 5032	ECED 5131
Track A - Master's Degree Only

Advised Electives (9 hours)
ECED 5033	ECED 5132	ECED 5133	ECED 5231
ECED 5331	ECED 5332 ¹	ECED 5333	ECED 5335
ECED 5737
Master's Degree Options (6 hours) : Option 1: EDUC 6939 or Option 2: EDUC 6839 or Option 3: ECED 6739 plus 3 hours of an approved elective (Internship requires prior completion of a minimum of 9 hours of the Professional Education Core and a minimum of 15 ECED hours completed from the 21 ECED hours on the plan).
Track B – Master's Degree with Focus on Young Children with Disabilities
Required (12 hours)
ECED 5332 ¹	ECED 5333 ¹	ECED 5737	SPED 5131¹
Master's Degree Options (6 hours): ECED 6739 plus 3 hours of an approved elective (Internship requires prior completion of a minimum of 9 hours of the Professional Education Core and a minimum of 15 ECED hours completed from the 21 ECED hours on the plan)
Track C – Master's Degree with EC-6 Certification (39 hours)
Includes initial teaching certification (see academic advising for graduate teacher certification plan) Required (12 hours)
ECED 5033	ECED 5132	ECED 5331	ECED 5335
Master's Degree Options (6 hours): ECED 6739 plus 3 hours of an approved elective (Internship requires prior completion of a minimum of 9 hours of the Professional Education Core and a minimum of 15 ECED hours completed from the 21 ECED hours on the plan). Additional Certification Courses (36 hours):
EDUC 5130/4130	EDUC 5132/4132	LLLS 5131/4434	LLLS 5533/4435
SPED 5030/4030	TCED 5010¹/4010¹	TCED 5231/4231	TCED 5232/4232
TCED 5233/4233⁴	TCED 4738 and TCED 4798 or TCED 4768/4769
¹Students not passing the state assessments by the final semester of this plan must also enroll in and successfully complete this course.