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Early Childhood Education Program
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QUAD CITIES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  1. Coursework: Majors completing the entire program on the Quad Cities campus complete a minimum of 131 semester hours, which can be completed in four years.

  2. Required Assessments

  3. Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
    • Pre-early childhood education: cumulative GPA of 2.5 is needed to enroll in ECH 273, ECH 274, and LLA 313
    • Elementary Education: cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 is needed for admittance and continuation in the Teacher Education Program.

  4. Criminal Background Check
    5. Candidates must complete an Illinois State Police and FBI background fingerprint investigation at two points:
    • Upon application to the Teacher Education Program or prior to the first field work experience, whichever comes first.
    • The semester prior to student teaching

    Additional information is available at http://www.wiu.edu/cpep/ISP_background.html


  5. Assessment of Professional Dispositions

    6. Candidates must demonstrate the following dispositions:

    • Collaboration: Working together with others to achieve a common goal in all academic and professional settings.

    • Honesty/Integrity: Demonstrating truthfulness, professional behavior and trustworthiness.

    • Respect: Honoring, valuing and demonstrating consideration and regard for oneself and others.

    • Commitment to learning: Demonstrating a respect for and seriousness about knowledge acquisition.

    • Emotional maturity: Demonstrating situationally appropriate behavior.

    • Responsibility: Acting independently and demonstrating accountability, reliability, and sound judgment.

    • Fairness: Demonstrating commitment to meeting the education needs of all students in a caring, non-discriminatory, and equitable manner.

    • Belief that ALL students can learn: Demonstrating behaviors that support a culturally diverse educational environment that provides opportunities for all students to learn.

    Information about the assessment of dispositions can be found at
    http://www.wiu.edu/studentteaching/dispositions.html