How To Get A Masters Degree In Early Childhood Education

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1 School of Education-Graduate Advising Room 438, College of Professional Studies University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI Phone: Fax: Address: Working Copy for the Master of Science in Education-General Education (Option B) Early Education and Early Childhood Special Education Graduate Program of Study Submit this Working Copy to the address listed above. Guidelines are provided throughout this document to assist you. As you prepare your Working Copy, consider your current teaching position and your professional goals and objectives. Then complete this Working Copy, listing those courses which will enhance your background and training as an educator. The Working Copy is a tentative program outline to be discussed with your advisor, Dr. Patricia Caro. In your program, you may include an array of graduate level courses taught at the participating institutions associated with this Early Education and Early Childhood Special Education program. Transfer credits (those from institutions other than UWSP) must be approved for inclusion in the masters program by collaboratively meeting with Dr. Caro either in person, by phone call, or by . Courses from the array listed below do not need transfer forms. An Application for the Transfer Credits form for other courses from institutions of higher education other than UWSP and not on the list below must be completed. Submit that application and the required supporting documentation to School of Education-Graduate Advising for review and consideration by the Director of Graduate Studies. A seven-year time limit (21 inclusive semesters) applies to all graduate programs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. That time limit is calculated including the semester of the oldest course being included in the program and concludes with the semester when final requirements are met (exams, incompletes cleared, course work completed, etc.). You will receive a letter from School of Education-Graduate Advising informing you of your acceptance to the program. You will need to contact Dr. Caro, via or telephone, in order to finalize the array of courses you intend to include in your graduate plan of study. You will receive a copy of the signed program plan and the original program of study will be retained in your advising file folder. Questions regarding this document should be referred to School of Education-Graduate Advising.

2 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Address: Today s Date: Name: Student ID Number: Home Address: (include street, city, state, zip) Home Phone: (include area code) Work Address/School: (include school name & address) Work Phone: (include area code) Teaching Certificate In: (list certification held) Number of years full-time teaching experience: Note: Please notify School of Education-Graduate Advising ( ), or Registration and Records ( ) if you have an address, phone number, employment change, or name change. PRIOR EDUCATION COLLEGE NAME AND LOCATION DATES OF ATTENDANCE MAJOR SUBJECT DEGREE AND/OR

3 THE PROPOSED PLAN OF STUDY The proposed plan of study must include a minimum of thirty (30) graduate credits. Nine credits of course work at the 700-level will come from the required component areas noted below. Select one course from each area listed (1-A, 1-B, 1-C). A minimum of 15 credits must be at the 700-level. Therefore, select a minimum of six additional credits at the 700-level (in addition to the nine graduate credits of required components course work). The remaining credits you list in your proposal may be 500-, 600-, or 700-level credits. No more than nine graduate credits earned before admittance to the Master of Science in Education-General program may be included in the proposed plan of study. You may change your program of study; however, a Change of Study form must be approved prior to taking a different course. School of Education-Graduate Advising will provide this form or it is available on our website REQUIRED COMPONENT Note: Any changes from the courses listed below require a Change of Study form prior to enrollment. Obtain Change of Study forms from the School of Education-Graduate Advising or at AREA 1-A Foundations Component (3 credits minimum) (Note: This is a required writing area for the culminating graduate exams in education). [ ] Education 701 Philosophical Foundations 3 credits (online, 2 required F2F meetings) [ ] Education 702 Psychological Foundations 3 credits (online, 2 required F2F meetings) [ ] Education 790 ECSE and Infant Mental Health 3 credits AREA 1-B Curriculum Component (3 credits minimum) (Note: This is an optional writing area for culminating graduate exams in education). [ ] Education 726 Models of Teaching 3 credits (online, 1 required F2F meeting) [ ] Education 780 Curriculum for Special Education 3 credits [ ] Education 790 Curriculum in Early Childhood Special Education 3 credits AREA 1-C Research Component (3 credits minimum) [ ] Education 707 Educational Research 3 credits (online with some required F2F contact) [ ] Education 782 Seminar: Problems in Exceptional Education 3 credits [ ] 702 Reflective Practice and Action Research () 3 credits

4 AREA OF SUBJECT CONTENT OR SPECIALIZATION (21 credits minimum) List below the courses for your degree that you perceive as meeting your needs and interests. If work has already been completed, include the grade, semester completed, and institution if not UWSP. ECE/ECSE Specialization PREFIX & COURSE NUMBER (i.e., ED 702) COURSE TITLE INSTITUTION EDUC 775 Alternate Assessment CSD 511 EXEDUC 630 EDUC 790* EDUC 790* EDUC 780* EDUC 782* 702* Communicative Development & Disorders: Assessment & Intervention Survey of Early Intervention: Young Children with Special Needs and their Families (hybrid) ECSE and Infant Mental Health Curriculum in Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum for Special Education Seminar: Problems in Exceptional Education Reflective Practice and Action Research *If NOT completed for 1-A, 1-B, or 1-C UW-Eau Claire UW-Milwaukee (quarter credits will be converted) GRADE EARNED COMPLETED Specialization and Fundamentals PREFIX & COURSE NUMBER (i.e., ED 702) 576 TED 712 SPED 656 SPED 505 EDUINDP 790 SED COURSE TITLE Medical Aspects of Disability Developmental Learning Experiences of Young Children Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder Introduction to Early Childhood Special Needs Individualizing Inclusion through Consultation in ECE Content Area Instruction for Children with Disabilities in the Primary Grades Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorder Methods of Autism Spectrum Disorder INSTITUTION UW-River Falls UW-Oshkosh UW-Stout Silver Lake (quarter credits will be converted) GRADE EARNED COMPLETED -OFFICE USE ONLY-

5 I have met with this advisee and have approved this proposed plan of study for processing: Faculty Advisor: Date: Professor Course Number and Title WI Teacher Education Standards Patty Caro, UW- Stevens Point Sharon Kolb, UW- Whitewater Simone Devore/Shannon Stuart UW- Whitewater Gay Ward, UW- River Falls Mary McLean, UW- Milwaukee LingLing Tsao, UW-Oshkosh Ruth Nyland, UW- Stout Nancy Sims, Silver Lake College Marie Stadler, UW- Eau Claire, Communicative Disorders Simone DeVore & Giuliana Miolo EDUC 775, Alternate Assessment 576, Medical Aspects of Disability 702 Reflective Practice and Action Research TED 712 Developmental Learning Experiences of Young Children EXCEDU 630, Survey of Early Intervention: Young Children with Special Needs and their Families SPED 456/656 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder SPED 505 Intro EC Special Needs SED Content Area Instruction for Children w/ Disabilities in the primary grades CSD 511 Communicative Development and Disorders : Assessment and Intervention EDUINDP 790 Individualizing Inclusion through consultation in ECE 607 Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorder 608 Methods for Teach Child w/ Autism Spectrum Disorder When it will be offered 3, 5, & 8 Fall and Spring semesters 2 & 9 Spring & , 2, 6, 7, 9, & 10 Odd numbered s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, & 10 Spring & 1,3,4,5,7 Every 2,3,9 Every summer, fall, and spring 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 s beginning in 2008 Online starting 2008 Online starting 2009