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In order to enroll into a
credential or license program, a
candidate must be someone who
works in a federally supported
program such as Head Start/Early
Head Start, a school district, a
community service program, a
state sponsored program, a
tribal or migrant/seasonal
program or a private funded
parent-infant education project.
In addition to the requirement
listed above, the following
eligibility requirements must be
met as part of the credential or
license program.
A)
Personal
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Must be able to
speak, read and write well
enough to fulfill the
responsibility of the chosen
content area (i.e., ERSEA,
Health, PFCE, Mental Health,
etc.)
–
Must be able to
participate in quarterly advisor
meetings (via online, phone or
in person) as well as curriculum
enhancement training events
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Must honor the
University’s code of ethics
B)
Content Area
–
Must identify a
credential area of content
(i.e., ERSEA, Health, PFCE,
Mental Health, etc.)
–
Must maintain up
to 45 CECs (Continuing Education
Credits) during the candidate’s
3 years of certification
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Must complete 120
clock hours of classroom
experiences, including fieldwork
practicum and/or training
experiences
–
Must complete a
practicum of content abilities
(For license program only)
C)
Education
–
Must have a total
of three formal or informal
educational experiences
o
Formal
educational experiences
can include trainings or courses
given by an accredited
university, college or
vocational school. Each course
counts as one educational
experience
o
Informal
educational experiences
can include
workshops, seminars, conferences
or in-service trainings. Each
workshop or training counts as
one educational experience.
Each candidates educational
experiences must be verified in
order to determine successful
completion. The candidate’s
portfolio should list all
educational experiences with
copies of training certificates
submitted.
D)
Experience
–
Must have had,
within the past 2 years at least
40 hours of work experience
within content area.
–
Work experience
must be on a continuing basis
within chosen content area
E)
Bilingual
Specialization
In addition to
meeting requirements listed
above the candidate seeking the
bilingual specialization must
meet the following requirements:
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Be able to speak,
read and write well enough in
both English and Spanish and be
able to understand and be
understood by students
–
Be able to work
with students in a bilingual
program where parents are helped
to identify and state their
bilingual questions.
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