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This course provides students with an overview of infant/child mental health, including an investigation into its importance in the overall well-being and development of a child as well as how social and emotional development impact the trajectory of development. Trauma informed practice is an underlying theme in this course as well as the role of attachment and trusting relationships with caregivers, teachers and other adults, particularly as they impact healthy responses and overall health and development of the young child. Twenty-five hours of field work are required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): ECE 200 and ECE 301. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course is designed for Undergraduate Educator Preparation majors that have previously obtained a Gateways to Opportunity Level 4 ECE Credential. Packaged in one course, the Level 5 competencies are needed for an Early Childhood Educator to obtain a Level 5 Credential, once a Bachelor’s Degree is completed. Competencies included cover content in Human Growth and Development, Health, Safety, and Well-Being, Interactions, Relationships, and Environments, Observation and Assessment, Curriculum or Program Design, Family and Community Relationships, and Personal and Professional Development. Field hours and/or a secure place of employment with children ages birth-to-five is required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): Students must have a Gateways to Opportunity Level 4 ECE Credential (or have demonstrated competencies in all of the Level 2-4 competencies) prior to taking this course. Co-requisite(s): None. 1-5 quarter hours

Students in this course complete a full day experience student teaching in a K-2 classroom for 11-12 weeks. Weekly seminars are conducted for all student teachers and topics include problems, issues and concerns of beginning teachers. Successful completion of this experience is based on a wide variety of competencies including full responsibility for a classroom over an extended period (at least two weeks) during the term. This course is the culminating experience for early childhood majors seeking licensing in the state of Illinois. Pre-requisite(s): All coursework must be completed before student teaching. Passage of the ECE Content Test (#206) is required. Students are required to submit a current (no more than 6 months old) criminal background check and TB test to their academic advisors along with a Certificate of Completion for the Mandated Reporter course. Co-requisite(s): None. 10 quarter hours

This course is a culminating experience for students in the Early Childhood Practice program. Through an internship experience, students will demonstrate an internship experience, students will demonstrate frameworks that the ECP program is aligned to. The purpose of this internship will be for students to work in an infant/toddler setting of their choice and exhibit high levels of quality work and competency through a master project that demonstrates their learning and development over the entire program. One-hundred hours of field work are required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): ECE 200, ECE 301, ECE 302, ECE 321, ECE 334, ECE 400, ECE 341 and ECE 342. Co-requisite(s): None. 10 quarter hours