Early Childhood Education / Bachelor of Arts
Dual-Licensure in ECED and ECSE with ESL
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 55
Degree Requirements
Program: BA-ECED-3
The following course of study meets the requirements for the Illinois Professional Educator License with the following 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 32700).
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.
I. Early Childhood Education-Early Childhood Special Education dual licensure with English as a Second Language endorsement Requirements
| ECED-33600 | Professional Learning Community I | 1 |
| ECED-33700 | Professional Learning Community II | 1 |
| ECED-43800 | Professional Learning Community III | 1 |
| ECED-31000 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED-30500 | Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ECED-32600 | Integrated Methods of Literacy, Social Studies and the Arts | 3 |
| SPED-35700 | Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities | 3 |
| ECED-31500 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECED-33500 | Beginning Linguistics and Development of Speech and Language in Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECED-30600 | Instructional Methods in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ELED-35300 | Early Reading and Writing Methodologies | 3 |
| ENLE-31000 | Foundations of Teaching Bilingual and English Language Learners | 3 |
| ECED-32000 | Child, Family, Culture, & Community | 3 |
| ECED-33000 | Assessment of Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ECED-40600 | Early Primary Inclusive Methods with ESL | 1 |
| ECED-45700 | Math Methods in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED-44500 | Scientific Inquiry and Technology in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ENLE-32600 | Introduction to Curriculum & Instruction for Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
| ECED-48100 | Clinical Practice and Seminar: Early Childhood | 9 |
Additional Requirements for Early Childhood Licensure
| HIST-11100 | Survey of United States History to 1876 | 3 |
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| HIST-11200 | Survey of United States History Since 1876 | 3 |