Major in Early Childhood Development with a Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (California)
Lead Faculty:
Dr. John Carta-Falsa
The Bachelor of Arts majoring in Early Childhood Development with a California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential provides a broad, rigorous education that prepares candidates for a career as a teacher at early elementary grades. Candidates are introduced to essential knowledge, strategies, techniques and connections across the disciplines as applied to young children. Focus is on an enriched and thought-provoking curriculum that incorporates content across subject areas, specific educational methodology courses and preparation for professional work as multiple subject teachers in elementary grades. All candidates must demonstrate subject-matter competency through a state-approved examination.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Identify essential concepts, tools, relevant content areas, and resources for developmentally age appropriate practice in early childhood education.
- Develop oral, written, and technological skills supporting children's growth and development through respectful, reciprocal engagements with individual learners, families, and the larger community.
- Develop active learning environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and nurturing for all young children.
- Use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective
assessment strategies in a responsible manner in partnership with families and other professionals to positively influence children’s development and learning.
- Implement a developmentally age appropriate standards-based curriculum that promotes development and learning outcomes for young children with special needs and implications of cultural and linguistic diversity.
- Demonstrate ethical, legal, and professional standards in developmentally age appropriate practice in early childhood education.
- Apply educational technology to meet the needs of all learners.
- Design, implement and evaluate standards-based lesson plans for learning and achievement in content areas.
- Explain how to support growth in cognitive, social, physical, and emotional domains.
- Create positive learning environments that ensure healthy human growth.
- Utilize systematic observations, documentation, and other assessment strategies to facilitate and account for learning and to support positive growth.
- Demonstrate professional standards and ethics.
- Utilize different teaching strategies to accomplish the teaching and learning goals.
Requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Development with a California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, candidates must complete at least 180 quarter units as articulated below, 45 of which must be completed in residence at National University, 76.5 of which must be completed at the upper-division level, and the University General Education requirements. In the absence of transfer credit, additional general electives may be necessary to satisfy total units for the degree. The following courses are specific degree requirements. Candidates should refer to the section on undergraduate admission procedures for specific information on admission and evaluation.
Preparation for the Major
(4 courses; 18.0 quarter units)
Requirements for the Major
(21 courses; 94.5 quarter units)
Core Requisite(s):
All Teacher Education courses (TED) and Early Childhood courses (ECE) have field experience components.
Orientation Course
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Foundation Courses
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Cluster 1 (Reading)
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Cluster 2 (Curriculum and Instruction)
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Cluster 3 (Math and Science)
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Cluster 4 (Special Needs, Assessment, Classroom Management)
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Cluster 5 (History and Social Science)
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Student Teaching Requirements
(3 courses; 13.5 quarter units)
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