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
	OR
HIST-11200	Survey of United States History Since 1876	3