Program Overview

Inclusive Early Childhood Education

The Inclusive Early Childhood Education program is a newly conceptualized pathway that prepares students to teach in settings for young children from birth through 3rd grade. This program provides real-world experiences, a supportive program structure, and a pathway for students to earn up to four teacher certifications in one undergraduate program.

Program Details

The program leads to the following certifications:

• Early Childhood Education Licensure
• Early Childhood Special Education Licensure Additional add-on certifications include English as a Second Language (ES{{ {
• • English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification
  • Bilingual Certification

Program Highlights

The program offers several highlights, including:

• Efficient path to multiple certifications: Earn dual certification (Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education) in a timely and fiscally considerate manner (approximately 4 years). Add-on certifications (ESL and/or Bilingual) can be completed with only a few additional courses.
• Program Expertise: Engage with university faculty and instructors who are mentors in the fields of early childhood education, early childhood special education, bilingual education, and culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Hands-on: Collaborate with area school districts to gain practical experience working with general education, special education, ESL, and bilingual professionals to gain the strategies and confidence to teach all students.
• Flexible: The program is designed to accommodate working professionals, offering evening classes, flexible scheduling, summer courses, and full or part-time options.

Program Description

The Inclusive Early Childhood Education program prepares students to be early childhood inclusive educators who value the richness and diversity of students' culture, language, ability, gender, socioeconomics, conditions of learning, and life circumstances. The program teaches students to build environments that celebrate the diversity of young children and families and make learning accessible for all.