Together the seminars require students to be in the classroom approximately 200 hours. During these two semesters, the students will spend a minimum of 600 hours in the classroom. At the end of each field experience the teacher candidate presents a portfolio to a faculty to demonstrate work samples and how the samples illustrate the quality of teaching in the classroom. UNC s Early Childhood field experience meets the statutory requirement of 800 hours and CCHE s policy criteria of focus, scope and intensity. That the Commission grant Early Childhood Education authorization to the University of Northern Colorado for its Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. degree program.
Authorization is effective immediately.