The graduate certificate program in Pre-Kindergarten Handicapped Endorsement provides postbaccalaureate students and master's-prepared teachers the opportunity to obtain the requisite curriculum to become credentialed in the area of pre-kindergarten children with disabilities. The goal of the program is to prepare qualified students to teach the pre-kindergarten handicapped population. In addition to the admission requirements established by the university (http://graduate.ucf.edu/catalog), applicants must provide evidence of coursework in one of the following areas: exceptional student education, preschool education (0-4), primary education (K-3), pre-kindergarten/primary education (PK-3), or early childhood education.

Required Courses Total Credit Hours: 12
All courses are available in a Web-based format.

EEX 5702 Planning Curriculum for Pre-Kindergarten Children with Disabilities
EEX 5750 Communication with Parents and Agencies
EEX 6017 Typical and Atypical Applied Child Development
EEX 6224 Observation and Assessment of Young Children

For information contact:
Lee Cross, Ph.D., Associate Professor
College of Education
407-823-5477
lcross@mail.ucf.edu