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Early Childhood Education B.S.E.
Early Childhood Education B.S.E.

Early Childhood Education B.S.E.

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

Admission to this major is selective. As part of an enrollment management plan, students are admitted to the Early Childhood Education major on a selective basis. A maximum of 100 students will be admitted to the major each academic year. A minimum 2.750 overall high school grade point average is required. Students seeking admission to this program must meet all professional requirements for admission to advanced study and have a minimum 2.750 overall GPA in all previous undergraduate coursework. Because of the instituted enrollment management plan, meeting the above requirements does not automatically provide students admittance to the Early Childhood Education major. Faculty will select the most qualified applicants based upon the number of available student spaces, students’ essay, interview and overall GPA. Students should contact the Vacca Office of Student Services, 304 White Hall, during the first year of study to inquire into the procedures associated with admission to advanced study and selective admission to the Early Childhood Education program.

Students who do not meet the GPA requirement at the time of admission for this major will be admitted to the EHHS General non-degree program until which time they have established a Kent State GPA of 2.750. They may then submit a change of program to declare this major.

Current Kent State and Transfer Students: Active Kent State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and meet all admission criteria listed above to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

English Requirements

All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:

  • TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71

  • Revised PBT: 18 (average score)

  • IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0

  • Duolingo English Test (DET):100

  • PTE Academic and PTE Academic Online: 48

  • Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA

  • ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion

  • SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing

  • ACT: a minimum of 21 in English

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Course Information

The Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Early Childhood Education focuses on professional preparation and application of current theory, methods and practices for future teachers of preschool to grade five classrooms. Students form a cohort and complete the five-block sequence of courses while gaining teaching experiences linked to coursework. All students complete field and practicum experiences in diverse settings, including urban and inclusive programs, and accumulate approximately 1,200 clock hours of field experience in preschool and elementary classrooms.

Graduates of the program who pass the State of Ohio Assessment Tests are eligible for Ohio licensure in Early Childhood, which is valid for teaching children, age three through grade five, who are typically developing, at-risk, gifted or who have mild/moderate educational needs.

Graduates also have the opportunity to receive an International Baccalaureate recognition certificate concurrent with the completion of the B.S.E. degree.

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Courses

Semester one

  • Education in a democratic society

  • World geography (divg) (kss)

  • Or geography of the united states and canada (divd) (kss) or human geography (divg) (kss)

  • Basic mathematical concepts i (kmcr)

  • Destination kent state: first year experience

  • Kent core requirement

Semester two

Note: minimum 2.750 overall gpa and passing praxis core reading, writing and mathematics                                                                 

  • Introduction to human communication (kadl)

  • Introduction to early childhood services

  • Basic mathematical concepts ii (kmcr)

  • Introduction to exceptionalities (divd)

  • Physics (phy) elective

  • Kent core requirement

Semester three

Note: minimum 2.750 overall gpa; apply online for advanced study by the second friday of the term                                                   

  • Educational psychology

  • Early america: from pre-colonization to civil war and reconstruction (divd) (khum)

  • Science and lab elective

  • Kent core requirement

Semester four

Requirement: minimum 2.75 overall gpa                                   

Note: complete application for student teaching; block of courses must be taken together in same term; field assignment is part of Understanding young children's development

  • Social studies and the arts in preschool

  • Seminar: preschool teaching and learning

  • Partnering with families for effective guidance

  • Clinical experience in preschool (elr)

Semester five

Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall gpa                                

Note: block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester                                             

  • Integrated primary curriculum

  • Languages and literacies

  • Mathematics and science in the early years

  • Critical inquiry: the ib framework

  • Educational technology

Semester six

Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall gpa; block of courses must be taken together in same term                                                           

Note: block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester                                             

  • Teaching social studies in the elementary years      

  • Appropriate phonics instruction and word study

  • Teaching mathematics in the elementary years i

  • Teaching science in the elementary years

  • Family-school-community partnerships in diverse settings

Semester seven

Note: apply for graduation; minimum 2.750 gpa required for end of term; block of courses must be taken together in same term; there is a field assignment for this semester      

  • Teaching science and social studies in the elementary years

  • Developmental reading and writing in the elementary years

  • Developing a balanced literacy program in the elementary years (wic)

  • Teaching mathematics in the elementary years ii

  • Development and pedagogy in upper elementary school

Semester eight

Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall gpa at end of term     

Note: full-time teaching in this term                                            

  • Inquiry into professional practice

  • Internship in elementary schools (elr)

Minimum total credit hours: 122

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Career Opportunity

  • Education teachers, postsecondary

  • Elementary school teachers, except special education

  • Kindergarten teachers, except special education

  • Preschool teachers, except special education

  • Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

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Student Health Insurance: 2313 $ USD per year

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