graduate early childhood education endorsement program

The UNI Department of Curriculum and Instruction is offering a Graduate Early Childhood Education Endorsement Program (GECEEP) to interested educational professionals. This endorsement program is designed for teacher in Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program classrooms. It results in the ED100 Endorsement "Teacher-PreKindergarten through Grade 3, with Special Education."

Currently, there are no plans to offer this program again. It was designed to meet an emergency need as the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Programs began in October 2007, and for the most part that need seems to have been filled.

2009 Enrollment Criteria

• All coursework is graduate level. Completion of the UNI admission requirements for graduate students is required.Completion of the GRE not required.
• Current Iowa elementary education teaching license
• Teaching experience documentation (if applicable)
• Orientation Saturday, May 16, 2009; 9:30 am–3:30 pm; Schindler Education Center 121-122, UNI campus
• Access to the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) and the Internet. Coursework will be completed online and/or via the ICN with the exception of the final course and second practicum which may be offered face-to-face at the UNI Child Development Center for the Infant/Toddler practicum.
• Administrator's verification that 2009-10 academic year employment will be in a prekindergarten classroom. Priority will be given to teachers in Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program classrooms.
  

Prior Experience Waiver

Applicants requesting waiver of up to 25 field experience hours must provide verification of experience with the diverse populations and settings required for the ED100 endorsement. Decisions of waiver will be made on an individual basis from information in the Applicant’s Record of Experiences form.

The following criteria will be enforced:

• Prior work or field experiences will only apply toward waiver of field experience hours at the same age level as the prior experience.
  
• Prior experiences will fulfill no more than 25% of the total field experience hours required for any individual course in the program.
• Waiver of field experience hours will not excuse students from completing all requirements for each course in the program.

Tuition and fees

Tuition (2009-10) is $374 per graduate credit hour, with increases expected each May. Each course has a technology fee of approximately $25.

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.

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

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.

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

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