Master of Education Degree in Early Childhood Education
Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
Student Worksheet
I. Core Required Courses (15 credits)
______ SERM 700: Introduction to Research in Education
______ SEPY 705: Children and Adolescents as Learners
______ SECH 740: The Young Child: Applying Theory and Research
______ SECH 742: Advanced Study of Early Childhood Curricula and Program Models
______ SEFN 744: Philosophy and Education
II. Specialized Early Childhood Requirements (12-15 credits) selected from
______ SECH 608: Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Education
______ SECH 744: Advanced Study of Language Development and Communication Skills in Early Childhood Education
______ SECH 750: Play Theory and Early Learning
______ SECH 794: Types of Early Childhood Centers
______ SECH 811: Current Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education
______ SEDL 642: Teaching Mathematics to Young Children
______ SLCY 722: Developing Literacy from Kindergarten through Second Grade
III. Related Study (3-6 credits)
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(No more than 6 hours of professional development courses may be used in a degree program.)
IV. Final Seminar (3 credits)
______ SECH 797: Seminar in Early Childhood Education
V. Graduate Professional Portfolio
Transfer Credit. Transfer work from a regionally accredited institution applicable to a master's degree must be within the six years prior to USC Upstate degree completion. A maximum of twelve semester hours credit (nine if part of a master's degree at the other institution) may be considered, subject to these additional provisions: (a) the courses must be documented by an official transcript mailed to the admissions office by the awarding institution; (b) the transcript must clearly indicate that graduate credit was awarded or specifically verified by the institution's registrar or graduate dean; (c) the courses must be judged appropriate by the student's advisor, approved by the dean of the School of Education, and listed on an approved program of study; (d) courses graded lower than B are not transferable; (e) USC Upstate provides no revalidation mechanism for courses completed at another institution.
Academic Residency Requirement. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of program courses offered by the University of South Carolina Upstate.