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Graduate Programs Leading to Initial Certification in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (P-12) | |
Application Information
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Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) Program
at the University of Kentucky! The IECE program prepares students for
a variety of careers working with families and their young children,
birth through five including those with disabilities. Graduates of our
program are employed in public preschool, early intervention (First Steps),
kindergarten classrooms, childcare, research, state government and other
career settings. Our program prepares its graduates to consume, critique,
and apply research as a foundation to become leaders in their chosen
professions. The IECE graduate program offers a graduate
level non-degree
initial certification (IECE level III); advanced certification programs;
(IECE levels
II and I); as well as an MEd program. The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Program is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
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Program Process Information Jennifer Grisham-Brown |
The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Graduate Program offers a breadth of classroom
choices and a wealth of
field experiences. The combination of these classroom and experiential
activities result in graduates who are prepared for many of the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood
challenges! Student community activities include the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Association. Program students and faculty communicate by frequent classroom contact, advising sessions and the LISTSERV for Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Majors and by their course LISTSERVs. The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Program faculty continuously montior how our program is relevant to the professional challenges so we can adjust our teaching and learning experiences to provide a dynamic preparation for our pre-professional students. |
Graduation Information
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Graduation for our students is extremely important for our
program faculty. The UK IECE program has excellent success in preparing
its students for the PRAXIS
II testing, a standardized test that is recognized by the ESPB for
teacher certification. Typically our students do very well on this measure
of readiness to teach in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhoods. The Academic Services and Teacher Certification Office announces test dates and information on graduation deadlines. The web page that shows the certification requirements across the country is frequently visited by people who are graduating. |
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Alumni Katherine McCormick |
Our
alumni teach in schools across the commonwealth and many of the 50 states. Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Educators are in great demand across the country; employment opportunities abound! |
| Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Resources | The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Program at UK also maintains a professional educators' resource center. In addition several LISTSERVs are directed toward the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Educator. |
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Program information contact Kim
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