Current Student Information

Each student is responsible for knowing Mason’s rules, regulations, requirements, administrative policies and academic policies. The University Catalog, your program advisors, and the staff in the Student and Academic Affairs Office are key resources to assist you as you work toward completion of your degree requirements. It is highly recommended that you meet with your advisor at least once per semester to review degree progress and plan for future semesters.

You Have the Keys to Success:

1. Be an Informed Student

   It is your responsibility to know where you are in completing your requirements. Your advisor is a resource to assist you. If you choose not to meet with your advisor you may miss key information and opportunities to make your experience at Mason a more valuable one.

2. Read your Mason E-mail

   Students are responsible for the content of university communication sent to their Mason e-mail account (@masonlive.gmu.edu) and are required to activate that account and check it regularly. If you wish to forward your @masonlive.gmu.edu e-mails to a personal account please do so as soon as possible once admitted to avoid missing key communications from various university offices.

3. Know and Use your Resources

   Friends and other CEHD students are great but they are not reliable sources of information for your individual degree requirements/progress. A reliable resource is a paid Mason employee and the subject matter expert on the question at hand (i.e. Licensure, Endorsements, Advising, Career Services, Admissions, Registrar, ITU Support, etc.). When in doubt, ask your advisor!

Where to Look for Advising

Contact Early Childhood Education at ECadvise@gmu.edu. An ECE Advisor will answer any questions that you may have about your program or degree.

The Early Childhood curriculum boasts of many innovative and cutting edge Early Childhood Education courses. See course options below.

ECED Courses

• ECED 201: Introduction to Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners (3)
• ECED 401: Developmental Pathways of Diverse Learners, Birth-Adolescence (3)
• ECED 402: Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Learners (3)
• ECED 403: Inclusive Curriculum for Young Learners: Planning Instruction and Guidance (3)
• ECED 404: Engaging Families of Diverse Learners, Birth – Grade 6 (3)
• ECED 405: Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (3)
• ECED 406: Medical and Developmental Aspects of Disabilities of Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 411: Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 412: Language and Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Primary Grade Learners (3)
• ECED 413: Integrating Social Studies Across the Content Areas for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 415: Mathematics for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 416: Science for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 422: Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers (3)
• ECED 423: Early Intervention for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities: Collaborative & Consultative Approaches (3)
• ECED 450: Practicum in Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners (3)
• ECED 470: Advanced Practicum in Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners (3)
• ECED 485: Applied and Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 490: Internship in Early Childhood Education (3 - 6)
• ECED 491: Seminar in Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners (3)
• ECED 497: Special Topics in Early Childhood Education (1 - 3)
• ECED 501: Developmental Pathways of Diverse Learners, Birth-Adolescence (3)
• ECED 502: Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Learners (3)
• ECED 503: Inclusive Curriculum for Young Learners: Planning Instruction and Guidance (3)
• ECED 504: Engaging Families of Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 505: Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (3)
• ECED 506: Medical and Developmental Aspects of Disabilities of Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 511: Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 512: Language and Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Primary Grade Learners (3)
• ECED 513: Integrating Social Studies Across the Content Areas for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 514: Mathematics and Science for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 515: Mathematics for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 516: Science for Diverse Young Learners (3)
• ECED 522: Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers (3)
• ECED 523: Early Intervention for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities: Collaborative & Consultative Approaches (3)
• ECED 597: Special Topics in Early Childhood Education (1 - 3)
• ECED 601: Frameworks for Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 685: Applied and Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 691: Policy Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 702: Early Writing: Cognition, Language, and Literacy (3)
• ECED 704: Family Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 710: International Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 781: Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 788: Internship in Early Childhood Education Prekindergarten-Third Grade (3 - 6)
• ECED 789: Internship in Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Five (3 - 6)
• ECED 790: Internship with Diverse Preschool Children (3)
• ECED 791: Internship with Diverse Infants and Toddlers (3)
• ECED 793: Internship in Preschool Early Childhood Special Education (3)
• ECED 795: Internship in Kindergarten - Third Grade (3)
• ECED 801: Current Research and Trends in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 803: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development (3)
• ECED 804: Family Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECED 812: Early Writing: Cognition, Language, and Literacy (3)

EDUC Courses

• EDUC 302: Human Growth and Development (3)
• EDUC 803: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development (3)
• EDUC 897: Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (1 - 6)

Faculty

Affiliated Faculty

Staff

Early Childhood Documents and forms

Virginia Testing Resources

• Praxis Core and Praxis II Preparation Workshops offered on campus.
• Virginia Test Requirements - Includes breakdown of each test, online study materials, registration, etc.

Internship Applications and Manuals

• EPK3 Internship Application (pdf) (docx)
• EPK3 Internship Manual and Forms (pdf)
• ECSE Internship Application (pdf) (docx)
• ECSE Internship Manual and Forms (pdf)