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Childhood Educaton Requirements

Childhood Educaton Requirements

Pre-requisite courses

  Courses    Hours
SPED 214 Introduction to Special Education    3
GNED 201 Introduction to Teaching
(must take concurrently w/GNED 251)
   3
GNED 251 Field-based I Teacher Prep Experience
(must take concurrently w/GNED 201)
   1
    Total Hours:    7

Required courses

       Courses Hours
ECME 300      Professionalism 2
ECME 301      Health, Safety & Nutrition 2
ECME 302      Child Growth, Development & Learning 3
ECME 303      Family & Community Collaboration 3
ECME 304      Curriculum Development & Implementation 1 3
ECME 305      Guiding Young Children 3
ECME 306      Curriculum Development & Implementation 2 3
ECME 315      Intro to Reading & Literacy Development 3
ECME 328      Assessment of Children & Evaluation of Progress 3
ECME 403      Family & Community Collaboration 2 2
ECME 411     Teaching Reading & Writing 3
ECME 420     Research in Child Growth & Development 3
ECME 424     Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum 3
ECME 426     Methods & Materials for the Early Primary Grades 3
ECME 428     Assessment & Evaluation 2 3
GNED 455     Knowledge of the Profession 3
  Total Hours: 45
 

Field Experience and Practicum

 
ECME 332 Curriculum Development & Implementation Lab 1 2
ECME 334 Curriculum Development & Implementation Lab 2 2
ECME 412 Teaching Reading & Writing Practicum 1
ECME 425 Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum Lab 2
ECME 427 Methods & Materials for the Primary Care Practicum 2
ECME 452 Early Childhood Education Student Teaching 12
  Total Hours: 21
  Major Total: 66

In addition to the above requirements, licensing for early childhood education teaching in the State of New Mexico requires passing the New Mexico Teacher Assessment (NMTA) ECE content area examination mandated by the State of New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED).

 

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