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Teach Residency - Early Childhood Education
Thank you for choosing UMSL!
Our Early Childhood candidates play together, learn together, and grow together while helping young children do the same.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants for any post-baccalaureate certification program must already hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.75 cum GPA.
- Any teacher candidate aspiring to enter the Teach Residency accelerated path must first pass the Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA) appropriate to her or his area of certification.
- Candidates who enter the Teach Residency pathway are required to hold a full time placement as teacher of record in an urban Missouri public or charter school.
Program Checklist
Early Childhood Education Courses
| Term | Course | Hours |
| Fall I | TCH ED 5310 A: Instructional Design | 2 |
| TCH ED 6010 A/B: Examining History, Community, & Social Justice in Education | 2 | |
| ED PSY 6030 A: Instruction, Learning & Assessment | 1 | |
| ECH ED 6348: Understanding & Supporting Children's Math& Science Inquiry | 2 | |
| Spring I | ELE ED 6338: Literacy Assessment for Guided Instruction | 3 |
| ECH ED 6412: Foundations in Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| Summer I | ECH ED 6415: Organization and Development of Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| ED PSY 6222: Advanced Studies in Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | |
| SPC ED 6325: Advanced Studies in Classroom and Behavior Management | 3 | |
| Fall II | ECH ED 5989 A/B: Practicum/Internship | 2 |
| ECH ED 6321: Parent and Community Resources | 3 | |
| TCH ED 6565: Enriching Learning Through Multicultural Arts, Music, Physical Education & Health | 1 | |
| Spring II | ECH ED 6413: Educational Role Play | 3 |
| SPC ED 6412: Psychology of Exceptional Children | 3 | |
| Summer II | ELE ED 6337: Teaching & Learning Literacy in the Elementary Classroom: Teaching Reading & Writing | 4 |
| ECH ED 6535: Assessment, Curriculum & Research Based Practice Birth - Grade 3 | 2 | |
| ECH ED 6536: Early Childhood Pre-Primary Practicum | 2 | |
| ED TECH 6135: Tech for Preparing Inquiry-Based Teaching | 1 | |
| For Master's Degree* | ED PSY 6030 B/C: Designing Robust Units | 2 |
| TCH ED 6010C: Examining History, Community & Social Justice in Education | 1 | |
| TCH ED 6909: Teacher Action Research I | 3 | |
| TCH ED 6910: Teacher Action Research Capstone | 3 | |
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Certification Only: Certification and Master's Degree: |
43 52* |
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Why Choose Teach Residency?
- Convenient, fast, affordable
- Teach while earning certification
- Two year provisional certification up front
- Interactive course design geared toward practicing teachers in the field
Unique Innovations
- Option of embedded MEd in the certification track, resulting in one additional semester of coursework
- Residence teachers experience ongoing support and success coaching from UMSL faculty throughout the program
- Residence teachers are placed in a cohort, increasing their chance for successful completion
Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments
Resources
Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
To review this program’s national accreditation, please follow this link to review our AAQEP accreditation report.
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC SARA)
To determine if this program meets the reciprocity requirements for like state educational certification programs outside the state of Missouri, follow this link for further contact information and resources.
