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Program of Study - ECE UWW Licensure Pathway

UWW will support students with degree requirements such as general education courses, UWW coursework, and credit hour requirements. The following are the courses that will lead to licensure. 

 

Pre-Clinical Methods and Content CoursesCreditsSemester
EDUC 393M Introduction to Early Childhood Education3Summer 1 
EDUC 390AD Young Children with Disabilities (or EDUC 325 Introduction to Special Education) 3Spring 
EDUC 461 Principles and Methods Reading and the Language Arts in Elementary School 3Fall
EDUC 463 Principles/Methods of Mathematics P-6th 3Spring 
EDUC 503 Sheltered English Immersion (NA)Taken with your district
EDUC 428 Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood Curriculum 3Summer 1 
EDUC 301 Young Children in Families and Schools (can be taken during clinical year.) 3Summer 2 

 

UWW CoursesCreditsSemester
UWW 305 Concepts in Learning Integration 4First semester (not including summer)
UWW 360 Experiential Reflections of Learning and Education 4Before UWW 370
UWW 370 Writing About Experience 3Any semester 
UWW LIteracy and Comm MTEL Prep or other UWW AOCRelated Course 3Any semester 

 

Clinical Year Courses CreditsSemester
EDUC 455 ECE Planning and Assessment3Fall
EDUC 598A ECE Practicum (PreK or K)*3-6Fall
EDUC 491D Seminar in Early Childhood Education with EDUC 598A 2Fall
EDUC 500Y Student Teaching ECE 1st or 2nd *1-9Spring
EDUC 491D Seminar in Early Childhood Education with   
EDUC 500Y   
3Spring

*Credit hours can be adjusted based on job placements and credit needs. 
 

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