Early Childhood Education — MEd/MS, EdS, PhD
Early Childhood Education — MEd/MS, EdS, PhD
Early Childhood Education — MEd (Certification, Online Option Available)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Class A Program Checklist for Teaching Field | ||
| Teaching Field: 24 hours | ||
At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field courses. | ||
| Required: 9 hours | ||
| CTEC 7510 | Resch Stus In Early Childh Ed | 3 |
| or CTEE 7510 | Resch Stus Ed Areas Of Specztn | |
| CTEC 7520 | Curic Teach In Early Child Ed | 3 |
| EDMD 7210 | Integration Of Tech Into Curic | 3 |
| Select 15 hours of the following: | 15 | |
| Early Childhood Ed Perspective | ||
| Origins Of Thought | ||
| Play And Early Childhood Ed | ||
| Thry Based Prob In Early Child | ||
| Eval Of Progs Early Child Ed | ||
| Practicum In Area Of Specztn 1 | ||
| Research And Thesis (1-5 hours) | ||
| Eval Of Pgms In Area Of Speczn | ||
Other advisor-approved courses 6000 level and above in teaching field (i.e., CTEC, CTEE, CTRD, CTES, CTMU, ERMA, ESPY, FOUN, RSED) | ||
| Survey of Special Education/ Diversity Course: 3 hours | 3 | |
RSED 6000 Advanced Survey of Exceptionality OR state-approved diversity course 2 | ||
| Additional Courses: 3 hours | 3 | |
Select 3 hours of advisor-approved supporting courses 6000 level or above 3 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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Required unless teaching in area of certification at an approved school site.
- 2
RSED 6000 Advanced Survey of Exceptionality must be used to fulfill requirement if survey of special education course was not completed for prior level certification. It may not be used to fulfill the requirement if a survey of special education course was completed for prior level certification. State-approved diversity courses for Auburn University are posted on the ALSDE website.
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Supporting courses must be applicable to the area of certification (e.g., research, assessment/evaluation, classroom management, pedagogy, human behavior/development, foundations, technology, teaching field).
In addition to the Graduate School requirement of a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all AU courses carrying graduate credit, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 is required on all courses used to meet program requirements.
Coursework used to meet Class B certification requirements may not be used to meet requirements for Class A certification.
All substitutions for required courses must be approved using the Course Substitution Form, including transfer work.
Early Childhood Education — MS (Non-certification, Online Option Available)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education - MS (Non-certification) | ||
| Teaching and Learning: 15 Hours | ||
| CTSE 7000 | Orientation Tech & Learning | 1 |
| CTSE 7800 | Capstone Teaching & Learnig | 2 |
| EDMD 7000 or other advisor-approved instructional design course | 3 | |
| Advisor-approved CTEC Courses: 9 Hours | 9 | |
| Advisor-Approved Electives: 15 Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Early Childhood Education — EdS (Certification, Online Option Available)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Class AA Program Checklist for Teaching Field | ||
| Teaching Field: 15 Hours | ||
At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field courses. | ||
| Select 15 hours from the following: | ||
| CTEC 7270 | Thry Based Prob In Early Child | 3 |
| CTEC 7540 | Eval Of Progs Early Child Ed 1 | 3 |
| or CTEE 7540 | Eval Of Pgms In Area Of Speczn | |
| CTEC 8240 | Research In Early Childhood Ed 1 | 3 |
| CTEC 8270 | Thrybased Prob Early Child Ed 2 | 3 |
| CTEC 8720 | Desing Early Childhood Curic | 3 |
Other advisor-approved 6000 level or above courses in the Teaching Field (i.e. CTEC, CTEE, CTES, CTMU, CTRD, ERMA, EPSY, FOUN, RSED) | ||
| Survey of Special Education/Diversity Course: 3 hours | 3 | |
RSED 6000 Advanced Survey of Exceptionality OR state-approved diversity course 3 | ||
| Additional Courses: 12 hours | ||
| Required: 9 hours | ||
| ERMA 7100 | Adv Study Of Ed Meas And Eval | 3 |
| ERMA 7210 | Theory & Meth of Qual Research | 3 |
| or ERMA 7300 | Design and Analysis in Ed I | |
| EPSY 7400 | Ed Psych & Educational Implica | 3 |
| or EPSY 7410 | The Ind in the Teach-Learn Pro | |
| Select remaining 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Practicum In Area Of Specztn 4 | ||
| Field Project 4 | ||
Other advisor-approved supporting courses 6000 level or above 5 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Required if not previously completed.
- 2
CTEC 8270 may be repeated with different titles (e.g., Possibility & Necessity, Understanding Causality)
- 3
RSED 6000 Advanced Survey of Exceptionality must be used to fulfill requirement if survey of special education course was not completed for prior level certification. It may not be used to fulfill the requirement if a survey of special education course was completed for prior level certification. State-approved diversity courses for Auburn University are posted on the ALSDE website.
- 4
To ensure a field experience, CTEC 7910 is required for those seeking Class AA certification only; this requirement is in addition to any practicum credit counted for Class A certification. CTEC 8980 is required for those seeking the EdS degree
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Supporting courses must be applicable to the area of certification (e.g., research, assessment/evaluation, classroom management, pedagogy, human behavior/development, foundations, technology, teaching field).
In addition to the Graduate School requirement of a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all AU courses carrying graduate credit, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 is required on all courses used to meet program requirements.
Coursework used to meet Class A certification requirements may not be used to meet requirements for Class AA certification.
All substitutions for required courses must be approved using the Course Substitution Form, including transfer work.
Early Childhood Education — PhD
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education - PhD | ||
| Research: 18-21 Hours | 18-21 | |
| Research In Early Childhood Ed | ||
| Basic Methods in Educ Research | ||
| Design and Analysis in Ed I | ||
| Design & Analysis in Ed II | ||
| Design and Analysis in Ed III | ||
| A Pract Intro to Struc Eqa Mod | ||
| Theory & Meth of Qual Research | ||
| Applied Qualitative Research | ||
| Const Investig Early Child Set | ||
| Foundations of Education: 9 Hours | 9 | |
| Ed Psych & Educational Implica | ||
| The Ind in the Teach-Learn Pro | ||
ERMA, ESPY, EDMD, EDLD, or FOUN Elective | ||
| Teaching Field: 30-45 Hours (Generally transfered from Master's or EdS degrees.) | 30-45 | |
| Desing Early Childhood Curic | ||
| Thry Based Prob In Early Child | ||
| Thrybased Prob Early Child Ed | ||
| Specialized Professional Courses: 18-21 Hours | 18-21 | |
| CTEC 8990 | Research And Dissertation | 10 |
| Total Hours | 85 | |