Course variations
| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue | Request free info |
| Full Time | Variable | $30000 for 12-18 credit hours | SEP |
Loop Campus |
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| Full Time | Variable | $30000 for 12-18 credit hours | SEP |
O'Hare Campus |
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| Full Time | Variable | $30000 for 12-18 credit hours | SEP |
Oak Forest Campus |
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| Full Time | Variable | $30000 for 12-18 credit hours | SEP |
Naperville Campus |
Course summary
This degree is offered jointly by SNL and DePaul's College of Education, certifies an adult working in the education of young children to teach in Illinois. The program has been designed to prepare adults to work in early childhood education by obtaining certification to teach in Illinois. The program is open to students age 24 or older. Students in the BAECE program take courses in both SNL and SOE. In SNL, students have the opportunity to fulfill requirements through experiences and ongoing projects relating to liberal arts objectives or early childhood education experience gained in the workplace. In COE, students take courses covering theories and practices of teaching young children as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain certification. The program offers the flexibility and individualized learning approach of SNL while focusing on the latest theory and content provided by COE. BAECE students work with COE faculty advisors to complete all requirements for certification and student teaching experiences in preparation for careers in early childhood education. Students are placed in practicum learning environments to enhance their understanding of children's development in language, literacy, mathematics, science, and social and physical development in early childhood.
Program modules
The modules are Lifelong Learning Area consists of 12 competences satisfied by 9 required courses or proficiency exams. The competencies (with required courses, where applicable) are: L-1: Learning Assessment Seminar, L-2: Foundations of Adult Learning, L-3: Foundations of Adult Learning, L-4: Academic Writing for Adults, L-5: Critical Thinking, L-6: Quantitative Reasoning, L-7: Collaborative Learning, ECE 091, 092, 093, 094, L-8: Research Seminar, L-9: Research Seminar, L-10: Externship, ECE 385- Student Teaching, L-11: Externship, ECE 385- Student Teaching, L-12: Summit Seminar, Liberal Learning Area consists of 24 competences in 3 categories: Arts and Ideas, Human Community, and Scientific World. Competences can be satisfied by SNL courses, Education courses, relevant transfer courses of C- or better, and documented college-level learning from experience. The competencies (with required courses, where applicable) are: Arts and Ideas Category Interpreting the Arts, ECE 286- Art, Music and Movement for the Young Child, Creative Expression Reflection and Meaning, LSE 380- Philosophical Issues in Education, Arts and Ideas Elective (3 competencies), EE 347- Children's Literature, A-4: Ethics in the Contemporary World, A-5: Creativity, Human Community Category: Communities and Societies, ECE 303- History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education, Institutions and Organizations, SCU 207- Social and Historical Issues in Education, Individual Development, SCU 336- Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development, Human Community Elective (3 competencies), H-4: Power and Justice, H-5: Globalization, Scientific World Category: Experiencing Science Patterns and Processes, ECE 331- Beginning Math and Science Instruction, Science, Technology, Society, Scientific World Elective (3 competencies): PE 273- Health and Nutrition, S-4: Interconnections in the Natural World, S-5: Information Technology (fulfills EDU 025 requirement), Advanced Electives consists of 2 competences that can satisfied by several SNL courses, including IN 307 Advanced Elective Seminar: Parent-Child Development Within Cultural Context, and IN 307 Advanced Elective Seminar: Parenting and Family Support in Socio-Cultural Context. E-1: SNL Advanced Elective, E-2: SNL Advanced Elective, Focus Area consists of 12 competences satisfied through 10 Education courses that comprise requirements for certification. They are F-1: Focused Planning, F-2: ECE 290- Child Growth and Development, F-3: ECE 302- Child and Family in Urban Environment, F-4: ECE 307- Speech and Language Development of the Young Child, F-5: ECE 309- Preschool Exceptional Childhood Growth and Development, F-6: ECE 310- Teaching Strategies for Pre-school Children, F-7: ECE 311- Curriculum and Instruction in Primary Grades, F-8: ECE 324- Beginning Reading Instruction, F-9: ECE 375- Early Childhood Assessment, F-10: ECE 306- Understanding Young Children's Behavior, F-11: ECE 384- Capstone, F-12: ECE 384- Capstone.
Entry requirement for international students
Applicants should have completed or are about to complete their secondary school education (high school) and have not taken any college or university coursework after finishing their secondary education. Applicants educated outside the US, regardless of their legal status, should have a proof of English proficiency. Applicants can prove their English proficiency by submitting any of the tests below: minimum TOEFL score of 80, no section lower than 17 (internet based), 213 (computer-based) or 550 (paper based); minimum IELTS score of 6.5; minimum SAT verbal score of 500; minimum ACT score of 18 on the reading section, and 20 on the English section and a minimum Pearson Test of English Academic score of 53.
DePaul University accepts IELTS*
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Qualification
Bachelor degree
Awarding body
Depaul University
Department name
School for New Learning Programs
About DePaul University
DePaul University is the largest catholic and ninth-largest private, not-for-profit university in the United States. With 25,398 students enrolled, the University life reflects a broad range of ethnic, religious, geographic and economic backgrounds. DePaul awards more than 6,000 degrees annually with bachelors and masters degree programs in over 275 subjects, and 5 Doctoral programs. The University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission read more
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