Early Childhood Education, BS
Early Childhood Education, BS
Experiences early in life have a lasting impact on later learning, wellbeing, and success.
The Early Childhood Education program prepares candidates to support the learning and development of all young children, including those who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse through family and community partnerships. The program focuses on using developmentally effective approaches to build a meaningful curriculum for young children.
The Early Childhood Education program leads to a bachelor’s degree and the New York State initial teaching certificate in Early Childhood Education (birth-grade 2).
The program can be completed on the Pleasantville or the New York City campus.
Concentrations
In addition to the major in Early Childhood Education, candidates choose and complete a 30-credit concentration from one of the following areas:
- Biology
- English
- History
- LOTE (Languages other than English) (NY only)
- Math
The Early Childhood Education program is considered a full-time program, and candidates progress through the program as a cohort, with required education courses offered in specific semesters. This means that the School of Education has a very high on-time graduation rate. It also means that candidates may not reduce their education program to fewer than four years of study. Transfer students seeking to major in Early Childhood Education should meet with a School of Education advisor upon admission to the University."
For more information, please contact Linda Guyette at (914) 773-3571 or email lguyette@pace.edu.
Why Pace School of Education?
- We prepare graduates of our program to be reflective practitioners who promote justice, create caring classrooms and school communities, and enable all students to be successful learners.
- We believe in the value of exposing our undergraduates to the classroom and other settings that model meaningful, relevant, and effective teaching and learning early in their program.
- Candidates are placed in a Center for Professional Development (CPD) in their Junior year where they will practice their teaching skills through completion of their undergraduate program.
- Candidates engage in ongoing instruction in the use of technology skills for personal, classroom, and community use.
- Candidates benefit from the depth and breadth of content knowledge for both personal enrichment, pre-professional development, and social/cultural enlightenment.
- Candidates gain the knowledge and skills needed to promote the safety of all students within the school and community.
What are my job prospects?
- The need for talented teachers has never been greater;
- 93% of our graduates reported getting jobs within the first year of graduation.
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