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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 1-3

Description:

Enables teacher candidates to participate full time in an internship in early childhood special education (birth-5). Provides opportunities to synthesize learning across coursework and field experiences and apply content and pedagogical knowledge in a classroom setting with culturally, linguistically, ability, and socioeconomically diverse young children and their families. Offered by School of Education. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to the Early Childhood Special Education Licensure Concentration, completion of required licensure coursework, and completion of standardized test requirements.
Recommended Corequisite: ECED 781
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Internship
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

Semesters taught: Fall and Spring

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 001, CRN 12949, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Denise Forrest
  • Spring 2025, Section: 002, CRN 12950, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Denise Forrest
  • Spring 2025, Section: 003, CRN 12951, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2025, Section: 600, CRN 20823, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Spring 2025, Section: 601, CRN 20842, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger

Upcoming Sections

  • Fall 2025, Section: 001, CRN 77655, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2025, Section: 002, CRN 77656, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2025, Section: 003, CRN 78963, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 002, CRN 81712, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2024, Section: 003, CRN 81713, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2024, Section: 600, CRN 84447, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Fall 2024, Section: 601, CRN 84467, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Fall 2024, Section: 602, CRN 84610, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Fall 2024, Section: 603, CRN 84659, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Pamela Terry
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 21219, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2024, Section: 002, CRN 21220, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2024, Section: 003, CRN 21221, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Spring 2024, Section: 600, CRN 24237, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2023, Section: 001, CRN 74192, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Pamela Terry
  • Fall 2023, Section: 600, CRN 84544, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Erin Geiger
  • Fall 2023, Section: 601, CRN 84551, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2022, Section: 001, CRN 75486, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2022, Section: 600, CRN 84437, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2022, Section: 001, CRN 20397, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 79220, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2021, Section: 600, CRN 86773, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Spring 2021, Section: 002, CRN 24377, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2020, Section: 002, CRN 82179, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 15732, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2020, Section: 600, CRN 22128, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 76231, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Fall 2019, Section: 600, CRN 82915, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kimberly Sopko
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 17461, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Spring 2019, Section: 600, CRN 22523, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 78611, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Julie Kidd
  • Fall 2018, Section: 600, CRN 83653, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 20475, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Debra Fulcher
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 81766, Instructor: Jennifer Cartland