Early Childhood - Specialist Credential

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Dr. PeiYing Wu, Coordinator
Education Building, Room 25A
559.278.0052
peiwu@mail.fresnostate.edu

An Early Childhood Education Specialist Credential may be earned by those who possess an elementary teaching credential or approved specialist program, including teaching; and who have two years of teaching experience at two levels of Early Childhood Education at the time the specialist credential is bestowed. The ECE Specialist Credential requires 30 units of postbaccalaureate study. Courses taken in the ECE Specialist Credential Program may be used to meet part or all of the requirements for the master’s degree. It is strongly advised that application for the master’s degree be completed at the same time as the application for the specialist credential is submitted.

Admission Requirements. In addition to the admission requirements listed in the Graduate Education Program section of this catalog, admission to the Early Childhood Education Specialist Credential program requires the following:

Be qualified for ECE Master Teaching Permit (B.A./B.S. plus 12 units of ECE or Child Development and 3 units of supervised ECE fieldwork) or hold a valid teaching credential.
Provide verification of advisement.
Statement of purpose
Three letters of recommendation

Program Requirements

Under the direction of the graduate adviser, each student prepares and submits an individually designed program within the following framework:

Required Early Childhood Education Core:

LEE 241 - Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education Units: 3

Select three Early Childhood Education Core Courses:

LEE 171 - Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education Units: 3
LEE 232 - Literacy in Early Childhood Education Units: 3
LEE 233 - Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Education Units: 3
LEE 271 - Diversity and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education Units: 3

Electives:

Electives are selected from fields including early childhood education, special education, education administration, bilingual education, and other fields as determined in consultation with the ECE faculty adviser (15 units)

Experience: