In order to qualify for an Institutional Recommendation from Prescott College leading to Arizona Special Education: Early Childhood Certification, students must complete 77 quarter credits/50 semester credits in education coursework, which includes 12 quarter credits/8 semester credits in student teaching/practicum. Students must also pass the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) in both professional and subject/content area knowledge. If a student is planning to obtain certification in a state other than Arizona, that student will be required to research that state’s requirements for certification to ensure compliance.
Foundations and Theory Coursework:
ED 4601 Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4602 Learning Theories and Early Childhood Special Education
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4015 Educating for the Future: Multicultural and Environmental Issues
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4609 Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum Development and Implementation
(4 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4604 Normal and Atypical Language Development and Literacy in Early Childhood Special Education
(4 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4603 Child Growth and Development in Early Childhood Special Education
(4 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
Methods:
ED 4614 Child Guidance and Behavior Management in Early Childhood Special Education
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4607 Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Special Education
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4615 The Exceptional Child and the Special Education Process
(4 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4630 Diagnosis and Evaluation of Early Childhood Special Education Learners
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4002 Structured English Immersion Methods
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4003 Advanced Study in Structured English Immersion
(5 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
Note: All candidates for Arizona Provisional Teacher Certification must have completed a total of 10 quarter credits or 6 semester credits in state-approved Structured English Immersion coursework beginning in the fall 2009.
ED 4632 Elective in Early Childhood Special Education
(6 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
ED 4616 Observation and Participation: Field Experience with Early Childhood Special Education Learners
(3 quarter credits/3 semester credits)
Capstone Experience:
ED 4699 Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education: Birth to Age 5
(12 quarter credits/8 semester credits)
