Early Childhood Education: Professional Education - Licensure, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Early Childhood Education concentration in Professional Education - Licensure (online)
This Early Childhood Education, BS online concentration in Professional Education - Licensure is intended for transfer students who have earned an associate degree in early childhood education or closely related field.
This professional teacher licensure concentration prepares students to teach young children birth to grade 2 in settings that require teacher licensure. Students build upon prior coursework and experience in early childhood to advance their understanding of young children’s learning and their own teaching practices. Coursework includes instructional planning, delivery of instruction, assessment, child development, family and community relationships, content area instruction, and fieldwork in early childhood settings.
A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit is necessary for graduation. Program requirements include successful completion of specified coursework, maintenance of a 2.5 GPA in all coursework taken at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, course grades of C- or above, and successful completion of clinical experiences.
Students pursing teacher licensure will be required to meet additional program requirements and pass all applicable licensure tests as required by the Illinois State Board of Education in order to be licensed. For teacher education licensure requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education.
Licensure requirements are subject to change without notice as a result of new mandates from the Illinois State Board of Education or the Illinois General Assembly.
This is a Gateways to Opportunity approved program.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Early Childhood Education concentration in Professional Education - Licensure (online)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Education | ||
| ART 201 | Art in Early Childhood | 2 |
| CI 415 | Language Varieties, Cultures and Learning | 3 |
| CI 422 | Families, Communities, Schools | 3 |
| CI 424 | Child Development & Technology | 3 |
| CI 425 | Early Childhood Education Instructional Planning, Assessment & Learning Environments | 3 |
| CI 441 | Math Content for Early Childhood Education (PK-2) | 3 |
| CI 443 | Mathematics in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CI 444 | ECE Social Studies Content and Methods | 3 |
| CI 447 | Early Childhood Education Science Content & Methods | 3 |
| CI 453 | Professional Learning Community I | 2 |
| CI 454 | Professional Learning Community II | 2 |
| CI 465 | Language Literacy in Early Childhood Education I | 3 |
| CI 466 | Language Literacy in Early Childhood Education II | 3 |
| CI 468 | Children's Literature for Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDPR 410 | Early Childhood Education Early Field Experience | 3 |
| EDPR 432 | Ed Prac in EC & ELED | 12 |
| SPED 414 | Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 465 | Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
| Total minimum hours for degree | 120 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Early Childhood Education concentration in Professional Education - Licensure (online)
Sample Sequence below is representative for students who qualify for this program. The sample course sequence below indicates UIUC coursework only.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | Summer Semester | Hours |
| CI 415 | 3 | CI 444 | 3 | ART 201 | 2 |
| CI 422 | 3 | CI 465 | 3 | CI 468 | 3 |
| CI 425 | 3 | CI 466 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | Summer Semester | Hours |
| CI 441 | 3 | CI 447 | 3 | CI 424 | 3 |
| CI 443 | 3 | CI 453 | 2 | SPED 465 | 3 |
| SPED 414 | 3 | EDPR 410 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | ||||
| CI 454 | 2 | ||||
| EDPR 432 | 12 | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| Total Hours 60 | |||||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Early Childhood Education concentration in Professional Education - Licensure (online)
College of Education
Education Building, 1310 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
College of Education website
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
306 Education Building
Department of Curriculum & Instruction email
(217) 244-8286
Department of Curriculum & Instruction website
Department of Curriculum & Instruction faculty
Early Childhood Professional Education
Program Director: Anne Pradzinski
Early Childhood Professional Education Admissions website