Early Childhood Education, M.A.T. (Teacher Resident Program)
The Early Childhood Education, M.A.T., Teacher Residency Program, leads to a master's degree and a Professional Educator License endorsed for self contained general education (age 0 to grade 2). Visit Licensure and Endorsements at NLU for more details.
The field residency model requires teacher candidate placement in a classroom during an entire academic year.
In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admissions Requirements, applicants must:
Program Details:
- Requires 45 SH for completion
- Candidates must complete General Education Requirements before the end of the second term or before the start of the third term:
- Science – coursework covering at least three of the following areas: physical, life science, and earth and space
- Social Sciences – coursework covering at least four of the following areas: history, geography, civics and government, economics of Illinois, US and the world
- Requires practicum
- Requires student teaching
Required Courses
Program Requirements - 45 SH
| CIL 531 | Cross Cultural Education | 3 |
| ECE 502 | Quality Child Care for Infants and Toddlers | 2 TO 3 |
| ECE 503 | Teaching & Learning in Early Childhood Settings:Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Music & Movement | 3 |
| ECE 504 | Human Development: Infancy and Childhood | 3 |
| ECE 507 | Teaching and Learning in ECE Settings: Science and Math | 3 |
| ECE 510 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| ECE 523 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECE 570 | Internship in Early Childhood Education Preprimary Settings | 3 |
| ECE 579 | Residency in Early Childhood Education Primary Setting | 8 |
| ESR 504 | Assessment and Curriculum Differentiation in Early Childhood Settings | 2 TO 3 |
| MHE 450 | Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers | 3 |
| RLL 535 | Foundations of Emergent Literacy | 3 |
| RLL 537 | Early Literacy Methods PreK-3 | 3 |
| SPE 500 | Introduction to and Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities | 3 |