Early Childhood Education, B.S.Ed.           

The Early Childhood Education program of study is a four-year sequence of course work designed to prepare students for the professional role of working with children from birth to age eight.  Professional development is grounded on a foundation of basic child development knowledge, an appreciation for both the historic and contemporary status of children, child care and education, observation and aid experiences in early childhood education settings, plus a broad based preparation in general education.  Acquisition of essential content base occurs predominantly during the first two years of college course work.  Students begin to take professional methods course work and expand their experiences with young children in their junior and senior years of studies.  Learning how to teach and to apply research and theory into practice is a progressive event which takes place over a two year span of course work.