Early Childhood Education—Certificate

This Graduate Certificate acknowledges that the student has completed at least 15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education. Students interested in this certificate must be admitted to UIW as a non-degree seeking student or admitted into the graduate degree program in the Dreeben School of Education.

When the coursework is completed for the certificate, students must file a request for the certificate, accompanied by a copy of the transcript, with the Dean of the Dreeben School of Education. Courses taken for the certificate may be accepted as work toward a master’s degree if the student is accepted into a master’s degree program in the Dreeben School of Education.

NOTE: The certificate program at UIW is not applicable to Texas Teaching Certification or any State Professional Certification program.

Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education

15 hours of coursework is required.

Required Coursework

EDEC 6335/EDEC 7335	Balanced Literacy in Early Childhood	3
EDEC 6339	Applied Research in Play	3
EDEC 6375	Literature for Children and Young Adults	3
EDEC 6305	The Developing Child	3
EDEC 6310	Programs and Trends in Early Childhood Education	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 15