University Policy
All students must meet the requirements stated in the Undergraduate Degrees, Minors, and Credit-Bearing Certificates Policy and the Credit Requirements Policy, including the following:

UMD residency credit requirements for undergraduate degrees include a minimum of 30 semester credits; 15 credits of the last 30 credits; and half of upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits that satisfy major requirements.
Undergraduate degree program requirements also include completion of the Liberal Education Program and no more than 20 S/N semester credits.
The University of Minnesota (UMN) GPA required for graduation is a minimum of 2.00, which is cumulative and includes only University of Minnesota coursework from all campuses. Each UMD major, minor, and certificate requires a minimum program GPA of 2.00, which includes transfer coursework meeting requirements for the academic program.
If pursuing multiple programs that include overlapping coursework, students must complete a minimum number of non-overlapping credits for each additional program.

Program Requirements

This major does not require a second field of study (e.g., minor, major, degree).
Compliance with general regulations governing granting of degrees.
Students are expected to make satisfactory progress each semester, including grades of C- or better in all courses required in the major. Students must complete all courses on the A-F grading basis, with the exception of student teaching, earn a grade of C- or better and also successfully achieve all standards aligned with the assignments in each course.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative and major GPA.
Demonstrate acceptable professional performance, including dispositions and teaching skills, in clinical experiences; candidate proficiency is assessed throughout the teacher preparation courses by University faculty, University supervisors, and the cooperating teachers in all clinical experiences. The field experience and student teaching assessment forms include knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are aligned to institutional and standards for all clinical experiences.
Abide by the MN PELSB and UMD Dept. of Education Code of Ethics.
Background Checks: students are required to obtain an approved background check every three years prior to placement in field experience, practicum, or student teaching in schools and agencies. Proof of complete background check is required prior to any experience in public school and agency settings. Students are required to keep a printed copy of the background check to provide to the school or agency, if necessary.
Liability Insurance: students are required to have professional liability insurance purchased through the Education Minnesota Student Membership annually while they are completing clinical experiences. Students can purchase the liability insurance online at: https://z.umn.edu/edmnstudentmembership. A paper copy of the liability insurance MUST be provided to the UMD Department of Education when signing the placement agreement each term.
Seek out advising each term with an assigned advisor throughout your college career to ensure you are on track for program completion.
Adhere to university policies regarding attendance. In addition to the listed expectations, students must abide by all university policies (http://d.umn.edu/academic-affairs/academic-policies).
Students are required to complete a program clearance process as part of the student teaching application to review their degree status with their advisor and the CEHSP ALFE office. Student teaching applications are due the 4th Friday of the semester. Learn more online at: https://z.umn.edu/studentteach. Students must have grades of C- or better in all required courses, and meet the required GPA in the major to be eligible for student teaching.
Recommendation for licensure is based on successful completion of all program-related courses; demonstration of satisfactory outcomes required by the program; acceptable performance in clinical experiences, including student teaching (including final student teaching assessments); submission of the edTPA and completion of UMD Dept. of Education graduate exit survey.

Sample 4-year plan: z.umn.edu/EarlyChildhoodEducationSamplePlan

Early Childhood Education B.A.Sc.

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