Coordinator:
Dr. Lorraine McCune (848-932-0823; email: lorraine.mccune@gse.rutgers.edu)
Please visit the website.
The Graduate School of Education offers an interdisciplinary
graduate studies certificate program to prepare individuals in a
variety of disciplines for service delivery or research careers
involving infants and young children--including those at risk or those
with disabilities--and their families. This certificate of
accomplishment does not confer any New Jersey professional license.
Students
may enroll in courses while pursuing a master's or doctoral degree
program at Rutgers University in a relevant field. An infant/early childhood specialist interdisciplinary studies certificate will be issued
only to students completing a degree at the time the certificate is
awarded. Appropriate master's or doctoral degree programs include
educational, developmental, clinical, or school psychology; special
education; social work; and early childhood education. Students who
wish to receive an
infant/early childhood specialist interdisciplinary studies
certificate must complete and return an
application to the Department of Educational Psychology prior to
graduation. Upon completing the Ed.M., Psy.D., Ph.D., or Ed.D.,
students request the awarding of the
infant/early childhood specialist interdisciplinary studies
certificate from the director of
the
program.
Requirements for the Infant/Early Childhood Specialist Interdisciplinary Studies Certificate are:
1.
18 credits of coursework in infant/early childhood studies passed with
an average of B or better, of which 12 credits must be earned from the
following courses:
15:255:512 Enhancing Learning and Development for Infants and Young Children (3)
15:290:520 Motor, Biological, and Neurological Development and Issues in Infancy and Early Childhood (3)
15:290:521 Child, Family, and Community: Relationships in Development (3)
15:290:522 Cognition and Language from Birth to Age Eight: Normal Development and Implications of Risk and Disability (3)
15:290:523 Interdisciplinary Assessment of Infants and Young Children (3)
15:290:525 Practicum in Applied Infant and Early Childhood Development (3)
Students
must have a good background in child development to begin the sequence.
A recent graduate course in child development or permission of the
instructor is a prerequisite for enrollment in these classes.
2. One course in multicultural relations.
3.
Students who intend to participate in early intervention or other
service delivery systems should: a) have some applied experience in
appropriate settings (the equivalent of two semesters of
one-day-per-week practicum in a setting providing services to infants
and/or young children and their families); and (b) complete all
required courses, with the exception of those where content repeats
prior educational experience.
4.
Completion of a research or scholarly project related to infants and/or
young children and their families, including but not limited to the
master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.
