Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning

Graduate Certificate: Early Childhood (18 credits)

This certificate is designed for early childhood professionals who work in various roles with young children and their families. It focuses on the practice and study of early childhood education, and is based on the early childhood generalist standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Core Coursework (9 credits)

EDCI 603: Trends, Issues, and Research in Early Childhood Education (3 credit hours)
EDCI 615: Advanced Human Development (3 credit hours) (OR)
EDCD 525: Advanced Human Growth and Development (3 credit hours)
EDCI 784: Capstone Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3 credit hours)

Elective Courses: Choose 3 (9 credits)

EDCI 516: Bilingualism and Language Acquisition Research (3 credit hours)
EDCI 601: Applied Study of Communicative Competence and Classroom Discourse (3 credit hours)
EDCI 613: Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Education I (3 credit hours)
EDCI 614: Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Education II (3 credit hours)
EDCI 616: The Creative Arts and Play in Early Childhood Education (3 credit hours)
EDRD 630: Advanced Literacy Foundations and Instruction, Birth to Middle Childhood (3 credit hours)
EDSE 556: Language Acquisition and Communication for Diverse Infants and Toddlers (3 credit hours)
EDSE 557: Language Development and Emergent Literacy for Diverse Learners, Ages 3-5 (3 credit hours)
EDSE 656: Assessment of Diverse Young Learners, Ages 3-5 (3 credit hours)
EDSE 667: Cognitive Development of Diverse Young Children (3 credit hours)

Early Childhood Concentration form (.pdf)