Early Childhood Education, M.A.T. (Type 04 Certification)

This program is designed for those who do not have a teaching certificate. It provides students with a comprehensive background for working with younger children in a variety of settings. Completion of this degree program leads to certification by entitlement, Type 04 Early Childhood Education, birth–age eight.

In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admissions Requirements, applicants must:

Submit official scores from the Miller Analogies Test
Pass the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)
Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of coursework

This degree requires:

37 SH
Student teaching

Required Courses

MAT Early Childhood Education Core - 9 SH

EPS500A	Contemporary Survey of Child Development with a Focus on Early Childhood
ESR514	Research in Action: Becoming Practitioner Researchers
FND503	Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education

Program Requirements - 28 SH

ECE501	Early Childhood Instructional Methods/Primary/Language Arts and Social Studies
ECE502	Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Experiences
ECE505	Early Childhood Instructional Methods/Preprimary/Language Arts/Literature/ Art/Music/Movement
ECE506	Early Childhood Instructional Methods/Preprimary/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies
ECE510	Child, Family and Community
ECE580	Early Childhood Education Practicum
ECE590	Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education
MHE482	Instructional Methods/Primary/Math and Science
ESR504	Assessment in Early Childhood Education Settings: Purpose and Practice
RLL537	Early Literacy Methods PreK-3
SPE500	Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adolescents/Special Education

Note: ECE 590 has specific enrollment requirements. See below for details.

Early Childhood Education Student Teaching Enrollment Requirements

Admission to and continuance in student teaching are contingent on the following actions.

Candidates must:

Be accepted into the graduate program of National College of Education
File, by the designated deadline, the application form for student teaching
Submit to their advisor a report of a TB test taken within 90 days of the student teaching placement, results of criminal background check and acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter status form
Turn in a signed log of all the pre-clinical hours specified in their pre-clinical hours required for the program
Complete all of their certification courses except for ECE 590 (Student Teaching)
Pass all methods courses at National Louis University with a grade no lower than a B
Participate in faculty assessment and receive approval of his or her portfolio (Livetext)
Provide evidence of emotional stability, adequate personality adjustment and competency as indicated by certification coursework and departmental assessments