Program: Graduate Teacher Certification Plan Core Subjects EC-6 - University of Houston Clear Lake - Modern Campus Catalog™

May 03, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

This certification may also be combined with a master’s degree in early childhood education. Please refer to master’s degree plans.

Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.

Certification Plan Requirements

Required Courses:

ECED 5031 - Teaching Young Children Credit Hours: 3
ECED 5133 - Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

ECED 5132 - Literacy Development in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
ECED 4311 - Reading Development in Young Children Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

ECED 5033 - Guidance and Management for PK-3 Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4303 - Creating Positive Learning Environments in EC-6 Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

ECED 5331 - Evaluation of Development of Young Children Credit Hours: 3
ECED 4314 - Observational/Developmental Assessment of Young Children Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

ECED 5131 - Curriculum Development for Young Children Credit Hours: 3
ECED 4302 - Developing Competence in Young Children Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

ECED 5335 - Children, Family, and Society Credit Hours: 3
ECED 1303 - Children and Families Credit Hours: 3

Other required courses:

TCED 4100 - Core Subjects Teacher Seminar Credit Hours: 1
ARTS 2379 - Arts and the Child Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 3302 - Health and Physical Education EC-6 Survey Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

LLLS 5131 - Integrating the Language Arts Credit Hours: 3
LLLS 4344 - Literacy Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

SLIS 5533 - Selecting Literature and Materials for Children Credit Hours: 3
LLLS 4345 - Survey of Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

SPED 5030 - Survey of Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4300 - Survey of Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite Courses for Admission to Teacher Education Program (TEP):

Prerequisite Courses:

EDUC 4310 - Theories of Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

SILC 6030 - Foundations of Multicultural Education Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4315 - Theories of American Pluralism Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

TCED 6031 - Application of Technology in the Classroom Credit Hours: 3
INST 3313 - Survey of Instructional Technologies Credit Hours: 3

Pedagogy Courses:

One of the following:

TCED 5231 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

TCED 5232 - Teaching Science in the EC-6 Classroom Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4322 - Science Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3

One of the following:

TCED 5233 - Teaching Mathematics in the EC-6 Classroom Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4323 - Mathematics Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3

One of the following options:

Option 1:

TCED 4378 - Clinical Teaching I Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4978 - Clinical Teaching II Credit Hours: 9

Option 2:

TCED 4678 - Post-Degree Clinical Teaching I Credit Hours: 6
TCED 4679 - Post-Degree Clinical Teaching II Credit Hours: 6