Program: Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 3 Early Childhood Education (PK-3 ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential - San José State University

May 21, 2025

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Pending final approval by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing - Anticipated Launch is Fall 2024

The PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential Program is offered by the Department of Teacher Education in collaboration with the Department of Child and Adolescent Development and the Department of Special Education .

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) . The requirement is satisfied with EDTE 208 in this program.

Core Courses (43 units)

CHAD 261 - Seminar in Early Childhood Curriculum 3 unit(s)
CHAD 272 - Seminar in Early Childhood Development 3 unit(s)
EDEL 108A - Curriculum: Reading/Language Arts 3 unit(s)
EDEL 108D - Curriculum: Mathematics 3 unit(s)
EDEL 143A - Beginning Student-Teaching (Phase I) 1-6 unit(s) (4 units required)
EDEL 143B - Advanced Student-Teaching (Phase II) 1-10 unit(s) (10 units required)
EDSE 104 - Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities 3 unit(s)
EDSE 221 - Methods for Young Children with Disabilities 3 unit(s)
EDSE 269 - Supportive Learning Environments for Young Children 3 unit(s)
EDTE 208 - Educational Sociology 3 unit(s) (GWAR)
EDTE 262 - Classroom Issues in the Language/Literacy Development of L2 Learners 3 unit(s)
EDTE 297C - CalTPA Support 1 unit(s) (Students complete this course twice.)

Total Units Required (43 units)

Upon completion of the credential requirements, students must have achieved a SJSU cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in order to be recommended for a credential.