Early Childhood Education - SUNY College at Buffalo

Early Childhood Education from SUNY College at Buffalo is a Campus Bachelor Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Deciding to teach is only the beginning of the process...you will still need to determine whether you want to be certified to teach at the childhood level (grades 1 through 6, BS-ED CED); the early childhood level including kindergarten (birth through grade 2, BS-ED ECE), or both (birth through grade 6, BS-ED ECC). Student Teaching: The culminating courses for either the childhood (grades 1 through 6), early childhood (birth through grade 2) and combined education majors (birth through grade 6) include two supervised student teaching experiences with children at different age levels in different types of schools. Eligibility and placement for each student teaching experience is determined by the department office in cooperation with public schools in the greater Buffalo area. It is expected that students in these majors will have at least one urban teaching experience. Prior written approval must be obtained from the chair of the department for students to enroll for any other college credit work during a student teaching assignment except for EXE 362 and/or EDU 375/EXE 375. Graduates will be recommended for New York State Initial Certification to teach children from birth through grade 2 (early childhood) or children in grades 1-6 (childhood education) or birth through grade 6 (combined). Academic Concentrations: Childhood , early childhood and combined education majors are required to complete an academic concentration in addition to the professional program requirements; the concentration seeks to broaden students' academic backgrounds. Descriptions of the approved concentrations can be found in the Elementary Education Department Handbook for Majors, available on the department Web site, or from the department office. Transfer Students: Most courses taken at an accredited institution and relevant to a Buffalo State degree program will be accepted, but the majority of courses applied to either the childhood or the early childhood education major must be courses completed at Buffalo State. Grades for transfer courses are generally used in computing the required GPA for admission to the premajor. Jointly registered program students are admitted directly into the childhood major (BS-ED CED) only. Students planning to transfer as juniors into the childhood or early childhood programs and wishing to complete their programs in four semesters must seek advisement at the institution in which they initially enrolled to assure that the prerequisite course equivalencies are met. View more details on SUNY College at Buffalo . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.