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Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Completed online application for admissions
  •  A School Report Form (official or attested academic transcripts from all secondary schools, post-secondary schools and universities)
  • Two recommendation letters.

English requirements

  • TOEFL
    • Internet-based minimum score: 80
    • Computer-based minimum score:  213
    • Paper-based minimum score:  550  
  • IELTS: 6.0 overall band​
  • Cambridge English: 170
  • SAT: If you are a first-year undergraduate freshman applicant, your English requirement can be satisfied by achieving at least a 450 on the Critical Reading section of the SAT exam.  
  • ACT: If you are a first-year undergraduate freshman applicant, your English requirement can be satisfied by achieving at least a 19 on the English section of the ACT exam.  

Course Information

Make a difference that lasts a lifetime

Preschool to fourth grade are crucial years for children. You can be the teacher who inspires and guides them.

Our early childhood education program will grow your teaching skills with courses in education theory and practice. Study history, geography, science, math, language arts, literature and music—all subjects you'll incorporate in your classroom.

Add a certification in English as a second language (ESL) programming to make yourself even more marketable.

In your first weeks at Susquehanna, you'll have rich, real-world academic experiences in area classrooms—through classroom observations, one-on-one tutoring, small group instruction and more.

Our award-winning Global Opportunities program in Chester, England, gives you international classroom experience that will make your résumé shine.

You'll start your senior year of student teaching with more than 150 hours of classroom experience.

Lead a classroom with confidence

We've been training quality teachers since 1904. We know how to help you find a position out of the gate. Nearly all of our graduates are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within six months of graduation.

Our graduates teach at all levels—from preschool to higher education—and all over the world.

We make sure you have the skill and cultural competence to work with students from all backgrounds, so you'll be comfortable in your classroom no matter where you land. Our interdisciplinary minors, like diversity studies and leadership, help you gain a better understanding of important topics in today’s world.

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Coursework required by PDE for admission to the teacher education program:

  • semester hours of English composition
  • semester hours of English/American literature
  • semester hours of college-level mathematics (100 level or higher)

Education courses taken before student teaching:

  • Introduction to Education and Society
  • Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Cognition and Classroom Learning: Early Childhood
  • Introduction to Special Education
  • Instruction of Exceptional Children
  • Arts in Education
  • Math Methods: Pre-school
  • Math Foundations: Primary Grades
  • Technology in Education
  • English Language Learners: Theory and Instruction
  • Pre-school Language and Emergent Literacy
  • Primary Literacy Development
  • Literacy Assessment and Interventions
  • Instructional Design
  • Assessment
  • Social Studies Methods: Early Childhood
  • Family and Community
  • Science Methods: Early Childhood
  • Pedagogy and Classroom Environment

Cognate courses :

  • Principles of Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Childhood
  • The Sciences
  • United States History
  • The Sciences

Student teaching courses taken during the spring semester of the senior year:

  • Preparation and Planning
  • Classroom Teaching
  • Classroom Management
  • Seminar
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Recent Education graduates are employed at:

  • Abington School District, Abington, Pa.
  • Academy Primary School, Montgomery County, Md.
  • Academy of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J.
  • Accomack County School District, Accomac, Va.
  • Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington, N.C.
  • America Reads
  • AmeriCorps
  • Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore
  • Beginnings Learning Center, Philadelphia,
  • Bound Brook School District, Bound Brook, N.J.
  • Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, Va.
  • Danbury Public Schools, Danbury, Conn.
  • Danville Area School District, Danville, Pa.
  • Diocese of Scranton, Scranton, Pa.
  • Eugenia Maria de Hostos Charter School, Philadelphia
  • James W. Smith Elementary School, Cove City, N.C.
  • Lewisburg Area School District, Lewisburg, Pa.
  • Livingston Public Schools, Livingston, N.J.
  • Lower Kuskokwim School District, Quinhagak, Alaska
  • Loyalsock School District, Williamsport, Pa.
  • Manhattan School for Children, New York City
  • Manheim Township School District, Manheim Township, Pa.
  • Midd-West School District, Middleburg/Beaver Springs, Pa.
  • Otto Eldred School District, Duke Center, Pa.
  • Palisades School District, Bucks County, Pa.
  • River Ridge Academy, Bluffton, S.C.
  • Selinsgrove Area School District, Selinsgrove, Pa.
  • Shamokin Area School District, Shamokin, Pa.
  • Shikellamy School District, Sunbury, Pa.
  • Sirindhorn School, Mueang Surin, Thailand
  • Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Bedminster, N.J.
  • Sprague School District, Baltic, Conn.
  • Stafford County Public Schools, Stafford County, Va.
  • Michael the Archangel School, Coopersburg, Pa.
  • Success Academy Charter School, South Bronx, N.Y.
  • Teach for America
  • Warrior Run School District, Turbotville, Pa.
  • Wellsboro Montessori Children's Center, Wellsboro, Pa.

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Health Insurance - USD $1305 per year

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