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Early Childhood Licensure Extensions

Study in Early Childhood Education can result in licensure extensions and a Kindergarten Endorsement as well as a field of emphasis within the Elementary Education Major, B.S. (Teacher Licensure) and the Applied Psychology Major, B.S. See the Graduate Catalog for information on Early Childhood Family Education Licensure. The Preprofessional Skills Test must be completed before enrolling in Early Childhood Education Classes.

Alert: New State of Minnesota teacher licensure rules may go into effect Fall 1998. Before registering for classes, please consult the revised Handbook for Teacher Education Students, available in the office of the Department of Education.

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Comprehensive Early Childhood Licensure

This licensure extension is a 26 semester credit program for elementary education majors that results in pre-kindergarten licensure and the kindergarten endorsement. With careful planning, the comprehensive early childhood licensure can often be completed within the 128 semester credit degree program.

I. Required Courses

ED 3670 Foundations of Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
ED 3677 Relations and Management in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
ED 3500 Teaching Young Children with Special Needs (3 credits)
PSY 3377 Typical and Atypical Development of Preschool Children (2 credits)

Subtotal 11 Credits

II. Required Directed Alternative Curriculum Courses

Select one of the following:

1. ED 4700 Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
2. ED 3510 Sensory Integration in Young Children (3 credits)
   and MUS 3604 Music Methods and Materials: Pre-K to Fifth Grade (3 credits)

Subtotal 3-6 Credits

III. Required Directed Alternative Family Courses

Select 3 credits from the following:

ED 4750 Family, School, Community Relations (3 credits)
SOWK 3110 Parent-Child Relations in Contemporary Family Forms (3 credits)
SOWK 3201 Family: Dynamics and Intervention (3 credits)

Subtotal 3 Credits

IV. Required Student Teaching

ED 4810 Prekindergarten Student Teaching (3 credits)
ED 4850 Elective Student Teaching, Kindergarten (6 credits)

Subtotal 9 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Licensure 26-29 Credits