graduate early childhood education endorsement program

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Tentative course sequence

15-16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED, plus 100 hours of field experience prior to practicum
Credit hours noted in parentheses following course title.

MAY/JUNE 2009

Program orientation on the UNI campus
May 16, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; Schindler Education Center 121-122

210:159g Studies in Infant/Toddler & Preprimary Development & Assessment (3)
May 18–June 26 via the web

30 hours field experience
May 18–June 2: Ages birth–3; June 2–26: Ages 3–5

JULY 2009

210:159g Infant & Toddler Curriculum & Learning Environments (2)
July 6–27, Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 am–12 noon via the ICN, plus web component
No class Wednesday, July 17

20 hours Infant/Toddler field experience

FALL 2009

210:159g Integrated Curriculum in Inclusive Preprimary Classrooms (4)
via the ICN, plus web component

30 hours Pre-K field experience

SPRING 2010

210:259 Adaptations & Accommodations in Preprimary & Primary Classrooms (2)

20 hours Pre-K and Primary field experience

MAY 2010

210:297 Pre-K Practicum (2)
in your own classroom

60 hours
(May term starts mid-May and continues into the first week of June; if own classroom schedule ends on or before Memorial Day, another classroom experience may need to be added in June to complete the 60-hour requirement.)

JUNE/JULY 2010

210:159g Emergent Curriculum Methods for Primary Classrooms (2)

210:297 Infant/Toddler Practicum/Student Teaching (1)

30 hours

Course delivery

Iowa Communications Network (ICN)
Courses in this program are offered primarily via the ICN. Delivery of ICN programs is limited to the state of Iowa.

MyCourses
Courses in this program have an online component utilizing MyCourses, a computer conferencing program requiring Internet access and a web browser — no additional software is required. Students may need access to someone who can assist with computer set-up.

UNI campus
Summer sessions in this program may involve some on-campus or central site study.

For more information

Enrollment, cohort information
Angela Kroemer , UNI Continuing Education
Phone: 800-772-1746 or 319-273-2504
E-mail: ContinuingEd@uni.edu
Faculty coordinator
Linda Fitzgerald, Professor
UNI Curriculum and Instruction
E-mail: linda.fitzgerald@uni.edu