ECE Accelerated Program Program Overview
• One-year, online accelerated program leading to a professional educator license (PEL) and a master’s degree; graduation by June 2026 (for candidates who begin in the summer). • 35 semester hours: 8 online courses and one-year seminar through zoom. • Four terms: summer (6 weeks), fall, winter, and spring (10 weeks). • Field supervision: meetings, video coaching, onsite visiting when possible. • Onsite mentor: the mentor must hold a PEL, an ECE Level 5 Credential, and have at three • Student teaching takes place in your own classroom (if you work with infants and toddlers, you will have to switch to a Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom during student teaching term. Please coordinate with your program director ahead). Course of Study Course Number Title SH Preclinical Hours PROGRAM COURSE REQUIREMENTS Summer 2025 (July-August; 6 weeks) ECE 503 Teaching and Learning in ECE Settings: LA, SS, Art, Music, & Mvmnt 3 ECE 504 Human Development: Infancy and Early Childhood 3 Fall 2025 (September-December; 10 weeks) ECE 522 Foundations of Emergent Literacy 3 ECE 523 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of ECE 3 ECE 588 Seminar 2 Winter 2026 (January-March; 10 weeks) RLP 537 Early Literacy Methods – PreK through 3 rd Grade 3 SPE 500 Introduction to and Methods of Teaching Students w/ Disabilities 3 ECE 588 Seminar *Strongly recommended to pass content test by 12/31/25; Attempt #1 must be made before 12/1/25. 3 Spring 2026 (April-June; 10 weeks) ECE 510 Child, Family and Community 3 ECE 507 STEM in Early Childhood 3 ECE 588 Seminar 6 years of experience at the candidate’s current teaching site. • Academic advising + success coach for content test support.
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