Early Childhood Education - Special Education

(Colorado Initial Teaching License in Early Childhood Education, Birth to Age 8 AND Colorado Teaching Endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education: Birth to Age 8).

Students should meet with a Center for Teacher Education advisor as soon as possible in order to obtain information specific to the early childhood/early childhood special education license program. The components of the Colorado Mesa University early childhood/early childhood special education license program are as follows:

1. Academic Major: All early childhood/early childhood special education license students must complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Education.
2. Admission: Formal admission to the Center for Teacher Education, usually after their sophomore year.
3. Professional Education Sequence for Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Teacher License/Endorsement: Coursework must be taken in the prescribed sequence; see Suggested Course Plan in the links below.

• Education: Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood Education (BA)

All teacher license programs require passing the PRAXIS II professional license exams prior to beginning the student teaching semester.