This program has been designed to assist students in becoming highly competent and effective teachers of children in preschool through grade six. The program has an emphasis on early childhood education and the teaching of reading. Students in this program will meet the academic requirements for certification in both Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, with an academic concentration in the Teaching of Reading.
This unique cohort program, combining coursework, extensive field experiences, and community involvement, prepares students to be professional educators who are well qualified to utilize appropriate techniques and strategies to expand children’s cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development. All field experiences take place in specific school districts and communities in a collaborative professional development school model; therefore, student teaching abroad and the Urban Track for Elementary Education are not options for students in this major. Twenty hours of service learning are a requirement of this program and are incorporated into major courses.
For more information, please visit the Early Childhood Education program page.
