Early Childhood Special Education, Dual Certification - Pre-Service, M.S.

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(55 credits)

Dual Certification Codes

NY State Program Code: 28906
HEGIS Code: 0808.00
CIP Code: 13.1015

Pre-Service Codes

NY State Program Code: 28905
HEGIS Code: 0808.00
CIP Code: 13.1015

This program leads to certification in both early childhood and students with disabilities birth through grade 2. It is intended for candidates who do not hold New York State Teacher Certification in any area.

Program Prerequisites: ECH (0807) 600 Child Development or the undergraduate equivalent within previous 5 years, with a grade of B or better.

Note:

*Fieldwork is required. Please see advisor.

Early Childhood Education Foundations

(19 credits)

May be taken prior to [recommended] or concurrently with ECS (0820) Foundations courses.

EYC (0814) 650 - Facing History: Roots of Early Childhood Education & Foundations for Practice Credits: 3.00
SPH (0878) 602 - Speech & Language Dev Credits: 3
EYC (0814) 655 - Children’s Play: A Source of Development and Learning Credits: 3.00
ELY (0802) 640 - Emergent Lit in Early Childhood Ed Credits: 3.00 * (Prerequisite: SPH (0878) 602)
EYC (0814) 710 - Development of Mathematical Thinking in Young Children Credits: 3.00 *
EYC (0814) 730 - Integrated Content for Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
HED (0834) 610 - Health Preparation for Teachers Credits: 1.00

Early Childhood Special Education Foundations

(12 credits)

May be taken after (preferred) or concurrently with EYC (0814) Foundations courses.

EEC (0810) 600 - Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3 * (Prerequisite to ALL ECS (0820) coursework)
ECS (0820) 600 - Intro to Inclusive Early Intervention: Infants/ Toddlers Credits: 3.00 *
ECS (0820) 610 - Creating and Maintaining Family Partnerships: INF/Pre-Schools Credits: 3.00 *
ECS (0820) 620 - Inclusive Early Childhood Special Ed: PreSchool thru Primary Credits: 3.00 *

Early Childhood Special Education Advanced Sequence

(12 credits)

All ECS (0820) Foundations courses should be completed prior to enrolling in the courses listed below.

ECS (0820) 700 - Authentic Infant and Early Childhood Identity Assessment and Progress Evaluation Credits: 3.00 * (Must be taken prior to or concurrently with ECS (0820) 710 and 720)
ECS (0820) 710 - Inclusive Cur, Meth, and Teaming in Infancy and Early Childhood Credits: 3.00 * (Pre or Corequisites: ECS (0820) 700 and 720)
ECS (0820) 720 - Applied Behavioral Analysis & Positive Behavioral Support Credits: 3.00 (Pre or Corequisite: ECS (0820) 700)
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ECS (0820) 788 - Masters Seminar in Early Childhood Special Education: Research and Advocacy Credits: 3

Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education

(6 credits)

ECS (0820) 840 and ECS (0820) 850 Student Teaching I and II in Early Childhood Special Education and Clinical Seminar (3 credits each, 6 credits total)

Electives

(6 credits, based on advisement)

ELY (0802) 545 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3.00
EEC (0810) 540 - Intro to Autism Spectrum Disorders Credits: 3.00
EEC (0810) 620 - Technology and Instruction Credits: 3.00
EEC (0810) 700 - Foundations, Families,Cultures and Learning Credits: 3.00 *
EEC (0810) 705 - Team Collaboration Credits: 3.00
EEC (0810) 725 - Individual Evaluation in Special Education Credits: 3 (Prerequisite: ECS (0820) (0820) 700)
EYC (0814) 550 - Special Topics Credits: 1.00
EYC (0814) 552 - The English Language Learner Student Credits: 1.00
EYC (0814) 553 - The Gifted Child Credits: 1
EYC (0814) 555 - Block Building Credits: 1.00
EYC (0814) 556 - Sensory Learning Credits: 1
SPH (0878) 521 - Beginning Sign Language Credits: 3.00
ECS (0820) 787 - Special Topics Credits: 3
ECS (0820) 789 - Supplemental Supervised Early Childhood Special Education Field Experience Credits: 3

Additional Requirements for Program Completion/State Certification

Satisfactory completion of Content Core Requirements and General Education courses, including a foreign language
Maintenance of 3.0 GPA in all program coursework
All teacher certification candidates must take and pass the New York State Teacher’s Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) required for their particular area of certification which includes the Content Specialty Test in Multisubject and Students with Disabilities