The Early Childhood M.A.T. program is designed for students who have a bachelor's degree, but want to complete teacher licensure. The degree requires GPSYC 160, EDUC 300, and 45 graduate credit hours of early childhood course work. Applicants' transcripts are reviewed to identify any prerequisite course work and to verify content knowledge requirements.
| Course Information |
Semester Offered |
| ECED 508 (3) Observation & Study of Young Children Prerequisite-GPsych 160 or equivalent |
fall |
| ECED 511 (3) ECED Practicum with Attention to Diversity | fall |
| ECED 512 (3) Facilitating Children's Natural & Social Science Constructions | fall |
| READ 566 (3) Literacy Acquisition & the Development of the Young Reader | fall |
| ECED 544 (3) Children & Mathematics in Grades P/K-3 | spring |
| ECED 611 (3) ECED Practicum with Attention to Special Education Prerequisite-ECED 511 |
spring |
| ECED 609 (3) Constructivist Curriculum Prerequisite-ECED 508 |
spring |
| READ 636 (3) Primary Grades Literacy Learning Prerequisite-READ 566 |
spring |
| ECED 510 (3) Creativity and the Arts in ECED | summer 2nd 6 wks |
| ELED 632 (3) Inquiry in Elementary Education Prerequisite-ECED 609 |
summer 2nd 6 wks |
| ECED 641 (2) Schools & Families in ECED Corequisite-ECED 690 |
fall |
| ELED 633 (1) Seminar in Education Inquiry Corequisite-ECED 690 |
fall |
| ECED 690 (6) Student Teaching Internship in ECED Prerequisites-ECED 510, 512, 544, 611, READ 636, ELED 632 |
fall |
SCHEDULE OF COURSE OFFERINGS & SEQUENCE FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS
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Pre-requisites |
Fall I |
Spring |
Summer (2nd 6 weeks) |
Fall II |
| GPSYC 160(3) | ECED 508(3) | ECED 544(3) | ELED 632(3) | ECED 690(6) |
| EDUC 300(3) | ECED 511(3) | ECED 611(3) | ECED 510(3) | ELED 633(1) |
| --- | ECED 512(3) | ECED 609(3) | --- | ECED 641(2) |
| Other content | READ 566(3) | READ 636(3) | --- | --- |
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12 credits |
12 credits |
6 credits | 9 credits |
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Contact Dr. Holly Pence
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pencehm@jmu.edu