Required Courses

Course descriptions can be found in the UAS Catalog.

Prerequisites (15 credit hours)

• ED S230 Educational Technology or competency (3 credits)
• ED S301 Parents as Partners in Education (3)
• ED S304 Literature for Children and Young Adults (3)
• ED S319 Health and Safety Issues in ECE (1)
• ED S321 ECE and Motor Development (1)
• ED S324 Enhancing Young Children's Creative Development(1)
• ALS 300 Alaska Studies (3) -or- HIST 341 History of Alaska (3)

Note: ED S230 must be completed before registering for graduate-level coursework.

Program Coursework (39 credit hours)

Course	Course Title	Credits
ED 465	Math and Science for Young Children	3
ED 605	Early Childhood Education Principles and Practices	3
ED 610	Guidance and Discipline in Early Childhood Education	3
ED 652	Understanding and Teaching Young Children I: Social and Emotional Development	3
ED 661	Literacy and Young Children	3
ED 664	Young Children and Classroom Management	3
ED 680	Advanced Multicultural Education	3
EDSE	Special Education Course	3
ED 688	Student Teaching	6
Courses to be completed after the teaching certificate is granted:
ED 626	Classroom Research	3
ED 698	Master's Research Project or Portfolio	3
ED 628 ED 692	Technology in Instructional Design —or— Education Seminar	3
Total Credits (not including prerequisites)		39

Exit criteria includes:

1. A Master's portfolio that provides evidence that the student meets all program goals/outcomes
2. Praxis I exam scores meeting Alaska cut scores
3. Praxis II exam scores meeting Alaska cut scores
4. 3.0 GPA

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All education programs through the School of Education at University of Alaska Southeast are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, a performance-based teacher accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.