Early Childhood Endorsement Post-Baccalaureate Licensure

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The post-baccalaureate licensure program provides individuals holding a baccalaureate degree the opportunity to complete program requirements needed to earn an Initial Illinois Professional Educator License with an Early Childhood endorsement. A passing score on Illinois Early Childhood Content Area Test must be submitted to the department office and to the Field Placement Office before they will be allowed to student teach. In addition, all candidates complete, submit, and receive a passing score on an edTPA portfolio and submit it in LiveText before completing student teaching.

Admission Requirements

Provide transcript(s) as evidence of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Provide evidence that the final 60 credit hours of undergraduate and/or graduate courses demonstrate a minimum GPA of 2.75.
Credit towards required courses in the program will only be awarded for grades of C or higher.

General Education Prerequisites:

General education courses may be completed with the Undergraduate degree the candidate has completed and may be transferred to meet program requirements*. Students are required to take any General education courses required for licensure which were not completed as a part of the student’s undergraduate program.

General Education Courses (39 hours):

ENG 1270 and 1280 Composition I and II
CMAT 1130 Oral Communication
MUS 1134 Music Appreciation
ART 1100 Art Appreciation
BIOL 1510 Concepts of Biology
PHS 1100 Physical Science I
PHS 1140 or 1150 Survey II/Earth Science | Astronomy
HIST 1310 US History Since 1877
POL 1010 American National Government
GEOG 1100 Global Diversity
MATH 1010 and 1020 Math for ELED Teachers 1 and II

A grade of C or better will count towards completion of requirements. Minimum General Education GPA of 2.5 is required for program completion.

Required Courses for the Early Childhood MAT + Initial Licensure

Please note: A minimum of 33 credit hours must be completed at the 5000-level.

Professional Education (11 semester hours)

ED 4312
or
ED 5312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4301
or
S ED 5301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4303
or
S ED 5303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2
or
ECSE 5417 - Methods of Instruction in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ESL 4210
or
ESL 5120 - Teaching English as Second Language Credit Hours: 3 or their equivalents at the graduate or undergraduate level.

Early Childhood Education (25 semester hours)

+ required field hours

ECH 5401 - History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5402 - Child Development I: Ages 0-3 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5403 - Health, Safety, Nutrition, Safety for Children 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5404 - Foundations of Instruction for Children: Ages 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5405 - Child Development II: Ages 3-8 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5406 - Family and Community Partnerships Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5408 - Speech and Language Development for Children 0-8 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5410 - Literature and Informational Text for Children Ages 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5411 - Methods for Developing Infant Toddler Curriculum Credit Hours: 3 or their equivalents at the graduate or undergraduate level.