This major is administered through the area of Education in the School of Education. Additional policies for this major are available at this link.

Teaching License for Early Childhood Regular Education (birth-3rd grade)

After you have completed 24 credits, apply for admission to the Professional Education Program. For a list of the admission criteria, see this section.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)
The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

This program meets the certification/licensure requirements in the following states/territories:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming;

This program does not meet the certification/licensure requirements in the following states/territories:
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands;

Note: If you live in a state or territory that does not meet certification/licensure requirements, you may contact the School of Education for more information.

Consists of a minimum of 92 credits.

Note: Depending on your math placement score, additional courses may be required. The following required courses below have Math prerequisites: MATH 228 and CHEM 100.

Early Childhood Education Major (BS)

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