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Early Care & Education Bachelor's Degree

Course Information

Senior Capstone

University:
Iowa State University Iowa State University logo
Course Number:
ECP 4600
Credit Hours:
6 credit hours - $448 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 20, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Overview

Course Description

Focus on integrating, extending, critiquing, and applying knowledge within the early childhood profession through a combination of coursework and hands-on experience. Students will complete field experience or an action research project in their own early childhood setting.

Contacts

Instructor

Celia Priebe Shedd
Office: 515-294-8877
cpshedd@iastate.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

Anti-bias Education F/young Children...
Derman-Sparks, Louise, Edwards, Julie Olsen
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781938113574
Publisher: Diversion

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8, Fourth Edition (Fully Revised and Updated)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 9781938113956
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children

Course Access

 
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator, Iowa State Online. 
 
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.
 
If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends.  View the Solution Center's hours of operation.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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University Contact

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