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Early Childhood/Childhood Education
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The Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education offers two options for a minor: (1) a minor for students who would like to seek teaching certification in Early Childhood or Childhood Education that allows them to complete pre-requisites for a master's program specifically designed for them that leads to a NYS teaching certification (OPTION 1) and (2) a minor for students who want an ECCE minor but do not intend on seeking NYS certification in Early Childhood or Childhood education (OPTION 2).
Requirements
A student must meet the following requirements to be admitted into one of two "Minor to Master's" tracks:
Completion of course, course, course and course with minimum 3.0 grade point average
Senior status with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 for all undergraduate coursework
Satisfactory completion of undergraduate 300 level minor courses
Two letters of recommendation, one must be from the student’s course instructor
An interview with program faculty and an interview in Spanish for students who will be taking the bilingual extension
An on-site writing sample in English
Completion of the College's general education requirements
A grade of C or better in NYSED core liberal arts categories required for certification (many of these, but not all, are covered under the general education requirements):
1. Written Expression: two courses in English (generally course and course or equivalent)2. Math: Two courses in Mathematics approved by an ECCE program coordinator
3. Scientific Processes: Two courses in natural science
4. Concepts of Social Science & History: Two courses in the Social Sciences
5. One course in an optional NYSED liberal arts core. NYSED optional core categories include: foreign language, artistic expression, humanities, communication, and information retrieval.
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12 Credits of 400 -Level ECCE Coursework.
The following courses are to be taken in the senior year.
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12 Credits of 400-Level ECCE Coursework.
The following courses are to be taken in the senior year.
The Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education offers undergraduate minor programs that allow students to complete many of the prerequisites required for graduate programs that lead to NYS initial teaching certification in: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) with a Bilingual Extension, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education with a Bilingual Extension.
These programs are referred to as "Minor to Master's" programs and offer qualified students the opportunity to earn both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Science in Education degree in five and a half years. At the undergraduate level, students can meet many of the requirements for NYS teaching certification in childhood or in early childhood education while completing their bachelor's degree. Upon satisfactory completion of the minor, they may apply for a "fast track" 30 credit graduate program specifically designed for them that will lead to state teaching certification if they meet program continuation requirements.
Each Minor to Master's program is composed of four ECCE 300 level courses (12 credits), four 400 level courses (12 credits) completed during the senior year of the undergraduate program, 46-66 credits of NYS and college liberal arts requirements, and an academic major (variable credits).
Candidates who apply to a Minor to Master's program in the final semester of their junior year may be qualified to pursue either a 30 credit graduate program in Childhood Education with or without a Bilingual Extension or a 30 credit graduate program in Early Childhood Education with or without a Bilingual Extension.
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Students who wish to register for the 12-credit ECCE minor and are not interested in pursuing a teacher certification program can complete the following.