BS Childhood Education

Course Summary

• Type: BS
• Location: New York
• Duration: 4 Years
• Deadline: Ongoing

Course Description

The undergraduate program in Childhood Education leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.) is designed for candidates planning to pursue careers as teachers in public New York State Education Department requirements for the includes field experiences, observations, and a student teaching experience in both the upper (4-6) and lower (1-3) elementary grade levels in a cooperating public school district under the supervision of the Education Division Chair. The courses in the Pedagogical Core designed for this program incorporate the learning standards embodied in the regulations of the Commissioner of Education. The Content Core in Literature includes both intermediate and advanced level courses in the discipline. Literature has been selected for a major concentration in order to prepare graduates with a broad, humanistic appreciation of the world, and its diversity, peoples and cultures. The Liberal Arts courses in the General Education Core have been selected to broaden and elevate candidate awareness, cultivate the intellect and stimulate the imagination. These courses are designed to develop skills that will provide excellent preparation for a teaching career. Liberal arts courses that draw candidates into important new academic and intellectual areas and increase awareness of differing cultural heritages are a major component of the program. The choice of electives presents the prospective teacher with the opportunity to select courses in an area of personal interest. The expertise developed in these elective areas may be used to enhance all other subject areas of the elementary school curriculum.