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Program Requirement

Early Childhood Education, Certificate

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Program details

Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
Plan Code: TEECDCERT

Curriculum Checksheet

The certificate requires 20 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the certificate, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.

Requirement Minimum grade Credit hours

The certificate in early childhood education requires 20 credit hours.

Required Courses
ECD 321 Foundations in Language, Literacy and Culture in Early Childhood (SOBE)
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 3
ECD 417 Arts Integration for Young Children
4 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 4
ECS 310 Foundations in Typical / Atypical Child Development
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 3
ECS 312 Social and Emotional Development of the Young Child (SOBE)
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 3
ECS 411 Instructional Methodologies for Young Children: STEM
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 3
ECS 412 Mathematics Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
4 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
C 4
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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