Early Childhood Education / Master of Arts
The following course of study meets the requirements for the Illinois Professional Educator License with the endorsements:
Early Childhood Education (birth - 2nd grade)
Early Childhood Special Education (birth - 2nd grade)
English as a Second Language (Pre-Kindergarten - 12th grade)
Bilingual endorsement (Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd grade) may be added (must pass ISBE language proficiency exam and complete ENLE 52700).
Degree Offered: Master of Arts
Dual-Licensure in ECED and ECSE with ESL
Total Credit Hours: 52-55 + Comprehensive Examination
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) grants professional educator licenses in the State of Illinois. All teacher candidates who successfully complete an approved teacher education program at Lewis University, pass appropriate licensure exams, and meet current ISBE requirements will be recommended for licensure. This does not lead to licensure in other states. Teacher candidates are responsible for checking the requirements of the state in question.
Note: ISBE requirements are subject to change. Please contact your advisor for the most up to date licensure information.
Degree Requirements (52-55)
Program: MA-ECED-3
Early Childhood Education-Early Childhood Special Education dual licensure with English as a Second Language endorsement requirements
| ECED-50500 | Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ECED-50600 | Instructional Methods in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ECED-50700 | Early Primary Inclusive Methods with ESL | 1 |
| ECED-51000 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED-51500 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECED-52000 | Child, Family, Culture, & Community | 3 |
| ECED-52600 | Integrated Methods of Literacy, Social Studies, and the Arts | 3 |
| ECED-53000 | Assessment of Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ECED-53500 | Beginning Linguistics and Development of Speech and Language in Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECED-53600 | Professional Learning Community 1 | 1 |
| ECED-53700 | Professional Learning Community in ECE II | 1 |
| ECED-53800 | Professional Learning Community in ECE III | 1 |
| ECED-54500 | Scientific Inquiry and Technology in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED-55700 | Math Methods in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ELED-52400 | Early Reading and Writing Foundations | 3 |
| ECED-58100 | Clinical Practice & Seminar: Early Childhood Education | 6 |
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| ECED-58200 | Clinical Practice Internship & Seminar: Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ENLE-51000 | Foundations of Bilingual and English Language Learner Education | 3 |
| ENLE-52600 | Curriculum and Instruction for English Language Learning | 3 |
| RDLT-57500 | Practical Research for Learning Communities | 3 |
| SPED-55700 | Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities | 3 |