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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 40 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 - 40 SH

CIL 531Cross Cultural Education

3
ECE 502Quality Child Care for Infants and Toddlers

2
ECE 503Teaching & Learning in Early Childhood Settings:Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Music & Movement

3
ECE 504Human Development: Infancy and Childhood

3
ECE 507Teaching and Learning in ECE Settings: Science and Math

3
ECE 523Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education

3
ECE 570Internship in Early Childhood Education Preprimary Settings

3
ECE 579Residency in Early Childhood Education Primary Setting

1 TO 8
ESR 504Assessment and Curriculum Differentiation in Early Childhood Settings

2
MHE 450Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

3
RLL 535Foundations of Emergent Literacy

3
RLL 537Early Literacy Methods PreK-3

3
SPE 500Introduction to and Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities

3

Note: ECE 579 must be taken for 6 SH.