These programs integrate practical experience and hands-on knowledge with a rich theoretical understanding of how children learn and how they can best be taught. We prepare our students to meet the challenges of teaching and leadership in today’s demanding educational environment.
Your advisor is Teress Nugent.
Whether your major is Early Childhood/Special Education (Birth-Grade 2 Certification) or Childhood/Special Education (Grades 1-6 Certification), your first year curriculum will look like this (all terms and sessions are required):
Spring Term
Field Observations
Science in Our Lives
Counting and Chance OR Cracking the Code
Societies and Social Sciences
Writing the Essay
New Student Seminar
Summer Terms I and II
Science in our Lives
Two Liberal Arts Core Courses from the following areas:
- Expressive Cultures
- Cultures and Contexts
- Foreign Language
Advanced College Essay