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completed independently in consultation with a project advisor. (Candidates must be eli- gible to graduate in the subsequent academic term.) Prerequisite: EDU 5323 Research in Education EDU 5553 Field Experience Practicum Licensure candidates are placed in a public school classroom for practical experience as an observer/participant under the supervision of classroom teachers and college fac- ulty. Licensure candidates will attend class seminars as scheduled and will spend 100 hours in a public school classroom. Prerequisites: EDU 5113 Advanced Educational Psychology and one other graduate level education course. License assessments required by the Commonwealth of Virginia must be passed prior to beginning the course. Background check requirements must be completed prior to enrolling in any EDU course requiring field experience hours. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. EDU 5556 Student Teaching Internship Student teaching internship is a semester of continuous full-time professional ac- tivities in a public school under the supervision of public school and college per- sonnel. Licensure candidates assume the role of teacher to plan and implement instruction, to manage the classroom, and to facilitate record-keeping. Licensure candidates also compile a professional teaching portfolio based on the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards developed by the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium of the Council of State School Officers (CCSSO), pub- lished April, 2011. Prerequisites: License assessments required by the Common- wealth of Virginia must be passed prior to beginning the course. Background check requirements must be completed prior to enrolling in any EDU course re- quiring field experience hours. Membership in the Student Virginia Education As- sociation is required for placement. Formal admission to student teaching. Licen- sure candidates must make at least a C (not C-) in Student Teaching in order to be recommended for licensure. (6 credit hours) The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is a non-licensure program within the School of Education beginning in Fall 2014. A bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education prepares individuals to teach children ages birth to age eight in high- quality, developmentally appropriate setting. Pre-School teachers in the field play a vital role in the development of young children. While this major does not result in a teaching license , earning a BS degree in Early Childhood Education provides opportunities in a variety of settings, such as childcare programs, public schools, churches, government agencies, non-profit organizations, medical and health related services and social service agencies. Careers could include directly working with children, supervision and training of staff, support and education for families, and advocacy within the community about the education and needs of children. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJOR (NON-LICENSURE)

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