Degree Requirements

I. Eighteen credits of course work in infant/early childhood studies passed with an average of B or better, of which 12 credits must be earned fromt the following courses:

• 15:290:520 Motor, Biological & Neurological Development & Issues in Infancy/EC (3)
• 15:290:521 Psychological Development & Issues: Infancy/Early Childhood & the Family (3)
• 15:290:522 Cognition & Language from Birth to Five: Normal Development & Implication of Risk & Disability (3)
• 15:290:523 Interdisciplinary Assessment of Young Infants & Young Children (3)
• 15:290:525 Externship in Applied Infant & Early Childhood Development (3)
• 15:255:512 Enhancing Learning and Development for Infants & Young Children in Integrated Settings (3)

Students must have a good background in child development to begin the sequence. A recent graduate course in child development or permission of the instructor ins a prerequisite for enrollment in the ISIS classes. 15:295:512, Introduction to Child Psychology, is offered every semester.

II. Students must take one course in multicultural relations.

III. Students who intend to participate in the early intervention or other service delivery systems should:

• Have some applied experience in appropriate settings (the equivalent to two terms of one day per week practicum in a setting providing services to infants and/or young children and their families); and
• Complete all required courses, with the exception of those where content repeats prior educational experience.

IV. Completion of a research or scholarly project related to infants and/or young children and their families, including but not limited to the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.