Early Childhood Special Education Course Sequence
(ECSE)
In order to qualify for an Institutional Recommendation from Prescott College leading to Arizona Special Education: Early Childhood Certification, students must complete 50 semester credits in education coursework, which includes 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
- Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- Learning Theories and Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- Educating for the Future: Multicultural and Environmental Issues (3 semester credits)
- Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum Development and Implementation (3 semester credits)
- Normal and Atypical Language Development and Literacy in Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- Child Growth and Development in Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
Methods
- Child Guidance and Behavior Management in Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- The Exceptional Child and the Special Education Process (3 semester credits)
- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Early Childhood Special Education Learners (3 semester credits)
- Structured English Immersion Methods (3 semester credits)
- Advanced Study in Structured English Immersion (3 semester credits)
- In state-approved Structured English Immersion coursework (6 semester credits)
- Elective in Early Childhood Special Education (3 semester credits)
- Observation and Participation: Field Experience with Early Childhood Special Education Learners (3 semester credits)
Capstone Experience
Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education: Birth to Age 5 (8 semester credits)
