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2021-2022 UMA Catalog

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Early Elementary Education (029) Certificate

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Delivery Area: Statewide

UMA Certificate Requirements:

Minimum 50% of the required courses taken through UMA

Certificate Requirements (60-62 Credit Hours):

SEE PROGRAM COMPLETION GUIDES FOR SEQUENCING OF COURSES

Pre-candidacy phase (14-16 credits)

Pre-Candidacy Phase Requirements:

Complete all pre-candidacy EDU courses with a grade of B- or better
Complete all core and general education classes
Grade of C or better in ENG 101
Grade of C or better in mathematics (MAT 1xx)
GPA requirement met: 2.5 overall; 2.75 in education courses
Demonstrate proficiency on all key assessments

First Year Requirements:

Other pre-candidacy courses:

Complete one of the following courses (1-3):

Additional Requirements:

Candidacy application procedure:

Complete application to candidacy

Candidacy Phase Requirements:

Complete all candidacy EDU courses with a grade of B- or better
Demonstrate proficiency on all key assessments
Demonstrate proficiency on dispositions
CHRC approval documentation uploaded to Taskstream®

Candidacy phase (34 credits)

EDU 261 - Early Childhood Curriculum: Early Learning Environments 3 CR
EDU 325 - Social Studies and the Project Approach for the Young Children 3 CR
EDU 326 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children 3 CR
EDU 362 - Language and Literacy in Early Childhood 3 CR
EDU 327 - Mathematics for Young Children 3 CR
EDU 329 - Science and the Project Approach for the Young Child 3 CR
EDU 330 - Teaching Writing in the Early Elementary Grades PK-3 3 CR
EDU 345W - Child Development 3 CR
EDU 366 - Children’s and Young Adult Literature 3 CR
EDU 387 - Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom 3 CR
EDU 395 - Field Experience Seminar 4 CR application required for enrollment

Additional Requirements:

GPA 3.0 in education courses and GPA 2.5 overall
Complete application for student teaching

Student Teaching phase

EDU 399 - Student Teaching Seminar 3 CR taken concurrently with EDU 492
EDU 492 - Student Teaching Early Elementary Education (K-3) 9 CR application required for enrollment

Additional Requirements:

For full Maine state certification, students must also complete the following:

A Baccalaureate Degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution

General Education courses need for certification:

Complete any two English courses 6 CR
Complete any two Mathematics courses 6 CR MAT 130 & MAT 131 recommended
Complete any two Science courses 6 CR
Complete any two Social Studies courses (anthropology, geography, history or political science) 6 CR