Master of Science in Early Childhood Education
Career Change, 42 Credit Program
ECC
St. John’s University, The School of Education,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Student’s Name: ______________________________
Home Telephone #: ___________________________
Student’s X #: _______________________________
Address: ___________________________________
Business Telephone #: ________________________
Advisor: __________________________________
You must bring a copy of your acceptance letter (new students only) and an unofficial
copy of your St. John’s transcript of your previous semester grades (if applicable) to
every advisement appointment or you will not be seen by the advisor.
Required Foundations:
EDU 7000 Sociological & Psychological Foundations of Learning
*EDU 7126 Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children
EDU 7127 School, Family and Community Partnerships
*EDU 7128 Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood
*EDU 7122 Programs in ECE: Play, Social Learning & EC Environments
Semester Passed:
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Required Special Education Courses: (choose one)
EDU 9711 Education of Individuals with Exceptionalities
EDU 9737 Early Childhood Special Education
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Required Methods Courses:
*EDU 3200 Language Acquisition & Literacy Dev for General Ed/English Lang Learners (ELL)______________
*EDU 3220 Approaches, Materials & Performance Evaluation in Literacy Development (K-12) ______________
EDU 7124 Literature in Early Childhood Education
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*EDU 7123 Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education
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EDU 7129 Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood Education
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EDU 7266 Tech. for Teaching Literacy in Regular & Sp. Ed. Settings
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or
EDU 7666 Developing Curriculum Material for the Web
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(formerly Advanced Technology in Education)
Required Research Methodology (Taken in last 6 credits of program):
EDU 7585 Assessment and Evaluation in the Teaching/Learning Process
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Required Student Teaching (Taken in last 6 credits of program):
Appointment with Paul Pedota required for Student Teaching or Internship
+EDU 7114/7114i Early Childhood Associate Teaching (Student Teaching/Internship)
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+Prerequisite: Must pass LAST, ATSW and CST and complete required workshops
Required Examinations**
Required Workshops/Fingerprinting
LAST
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Child Abuse Seminar
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ATSW
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Violence Prevention Seminar
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CST
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Fingerprinting
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**Please indicate SJU as recipient of scores and submit official NYSED score report to your advisor for your docket
NOTES: 1) *Field experiences courses require participation in school. Minimum 20 hours each. Course instructor
will outline requirements 2) Course titles have been abbreviated 3) Upon completion of program, student and
advisor signatures are required below 4) New York State Required Examinations must be passed prior to enrollment
in Student Teaching
STUDENTS MUST HAVE A 3.0 GPA TO
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE MASTERS DEGREE
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Student signature
Date
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Advisor Signature
Date
Rev. 05/12
Questions regarding certification:
Mr. Paul Pedota
718-990-5654 Queens Campus
Questions regarding internship:
Mr. Paul Pedota
718-990-5654 Queens Campus
Questions regarding student teaching:
Mr. Paul Pedota
718-990-5654 Queens Campus
Questions regarding Financial Aid:
Office of Financial Aid
718-990-2000 Queens Campus
Questions regarding Admissions:
718-990-2304 Queens Campus
Questions regarding Health Forms:
Medical Office
718-990-6360 Queens Campus
Questions regarding Undergraduate
Programs (Staten Island)
Ms. Susann Ragone
718-390-4308
Questions regarding Graduate
Programs (Staten Island)
Dr. Rosette Allegretti
718-390-4130
Questions regarding Graduate
Programs (Manhattan)
Ms. Jennifer Bakshi
212-277-5122
General Questions about Department of Curriculum and
Instruction Graduate Programs (Queens)
718-990-5644/
718-990-2664