Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Education Endorsement

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A Kindergarten Education Endorsement Program may be added to the Birth through Age 5 Specialization, Birth through Age 8 Specialization, or Cooperative Programs in the Early Childhood Education major.

Requirements for the Kindergarten Education Endorsement Program: Completion of 9 semester hours in early childhood education, including a course in kindergarten education, a practicum, internship, or student teaching in kindergarten. Verified teaching experience in kindergarten within the five-year period immediately preceding the application may be accepted in lieu of the above field experiences at the equivalency of one year’s teaching experience for one semester hour credit for a maximum of three semester hours of the total credit hours required.