Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education - Infancy

About

The Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education-Infancy (ECSE-Infancy) program is a graduate certificate program designed for individuals who want to acquire specific ECSE-Infancy skills to meet the needs or demands of their workplace and a Nevada Department of Education (NDE) endorsement. The certificate program is suitable for students with no prior ECSE background, as well as for those who have prior ECSE knowledge or education and want to acquire specific additional skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Communicate and work with families of children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age.
• Identify systems and processes related to the coordination and collaboration of services among other agencies and disciplines which serve children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age.
• Describe issues regarding physical and medical management of children who have disabilities.

Requirements

Plan Description

The Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education-Infancy (ECSE-Infancy) program is a graduate certificate program designed for individuals who want to acquire specific ECSE-Infancy skills to meet the needs or demands of their workplace and an NDE endorsement.

Plan Admission Requirements

• Minimum of GPA of 2.75 for all undergraduate work or 3.0 for the last two years of undergraduate study.
• Completed Certificate application for admission.
• One set of official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities sent directly to the Graduate College.
• A one-page letter of intent that includes (1) the ECSE Certificate area of emphasis (Infancy or Preschool) you are interested in, (2) your professional and academic goals, and (3) a discussion of your experience relative to the program.

Plan Requirements

• Total Credits Required: 27
• Core – Credits: 18
  • ESP 771 - Perspectives on Early Childhood Special Education
  • ESP 772 - Family Education in Early Childhood
  • ESP 773 - Assessment for Young Children with Disabilities
  • ESP 774 - Seminar in Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Special Education
  • ESP 775 - Strategies for Early Childhood Special Education
  • ESP 779 - Early Intervention Service Coordination
• Fieldwork – Credits: 9
  • ESP 780 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Special Education - Infancy

Certificate Requirements

• Acceptance to the Graduate College Early Childhood Special Education Certificate Program.
• Completion of 27 credits in the Certificate required courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 within 4 years.
• Students in certificate programs would be subject to the continuous enrollment policy. They would have to enroll in at least six credits each rolling three semesters (including summer).

Plan Certificate Completion Requirements

• Students in certificate programs would be subject to the continuous enrollment policy completing the program within 4 years.
• Upon completion of all ECSE-Infancy Certificate course work students are required to schedule a meeting with their advisor.
• At the time of the meeting students must provide their advisor with an official transcript showing that the student has met all ECE and Graduate College Certificate requirements.
• At the completion of the meeting students will be required to complete an exit survey.
• Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.