About the Dual Licensure Certificate Program
This certificate program will prepare teachers to specialize and become licensed in educating young learners from birth to age eight. Participants will explore early childhood development theories and educational approaches, gain awareness of cognitive, physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and cultural development in young learners, and be able to plan and implement developmentally appropriate instruction, practice, and assessment that promotes language and literacy development. This program will provide the necessary coursework for licensed teachers to add Early Childhood Education to a state teaching license. In the state of Indiana, this program also meets coursework requirements to additionally add the Early Literacy Endorsement to an Indiana state teaching license.*
*Pending IDOE approval July 2025