Early Childhood Special Education / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-ECED-3
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 55
Offered at Romeoville location and in Accelerated format.
Degree Requirements
The following course of study meets the requirements for the Illinois Professional Educator License with the following endorsements:
- Early Childhood Education (birth – 2nd grade)
- Early Childhood Special Education (birth – 2nd grade)
- English as a Second Language (Pre-Kindergarten – 12th grade)
- Bilingual endorsement (Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd grade) may be added (must pass ISBE language proficiency exam and complete ENLE 32700 Introduction to Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education).
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) grants professional educator licenses in the State of Illinois. All teacher candidates who successfully complete an approved teacher education program at Lewis University, pass appropriate licensure exams, and meet current ISBE requirements will be recommended for licensure. This does not lead to licensure in other states. Teacher candidates are responsible for checking the requirements of the state in question.
Note: ISBE requirements are subject to change. Please contact your advisor for the most up to date licensure information.
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Name and location clarified via addendum post-publication on 10/3/2025.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education-Early Childhood Special Education dual licensure with English as a Second Language endorsement Requirements | ||
| ECED 33600 | Professional Learning Community 1 | 1 |
| ECED 33700 | Professional Learning Community II | 1 |
| ECED 43800 | Professional Learning Community III | 1 |
| ECED 21000 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED 30500 | Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ECED 32600 | Integrated Methods of Literacy, Social Studies and the Arts | 3 |
| SPED 25700 | Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities | 3 |
| ECED 33500 | Beginning Linguistics and Development of Speech and Language in Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECED 21500 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECED 30600 | Instructional Methods in Early Childhood Inclusive Education | 3 |
| ELED 35300 | Early Reading and Writing Methodologies | 3 |
| ENLE 31000 | Foundations of Teaching Bilingual and English Language Learners | 3 |
| ECED 33000 | Assessment of Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ECED 22000 | Child, Family, Culture and Community | 3 |
| ECED 40600 | Early Primary Inclusive Methods with ESL | 1 |
| ECED 45700 | Math Methods in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED 44500 | Scientific Inquiry and Technology in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ENLE 32600 | Introduction to Curriculum & Instruction for Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
| ECED 48100 | Clinical Practice and Seminar: Early Childhood | 9 |
| Additional Requirements for Early Childhood Licensure: | ||
| HIST 11100 | Survey of United States History to 1876 | 3 |
| or HIST 11200 | Survey of United States History Since 1876 | |
| Total Hours | 58 | |