In the Early Childhood and Elementary Education (ECEE) program, you will learn a child-centered approach to educating preschool children age three to grade five. Throughout the program, you will engage in coursework that promotes the importance of nurturing young minds and helping them reach their full potential.
51ĀŅĀ×ās five regional campuses, as well as Athens campus, offer B.S.Ed. in ECEE programs. If youāre interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Education in Early Childhood, you will enter your program of study as Pre-Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Acceptance into the program is selective. Upon meeting criteria for teacher candidacy into the ECEE program, you can begin the professional sequence of courses leading to a teaching license.
The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education includes courses in teaching methods, English, mathematics and the sciences. to see the complete major requirements.
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Year 4
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*Students must pay Athens fees
Program Progression
The senior-level practice sequence is designed to provide students with field experience in an agency setting in conjunction with a practice class and a field seminar. The field practicum provides an opportunity for the student to apply his or her social work education and training, while utilizing professional supervision, and is a significant part of the senior year in social work. A student seeking to enroll in the senior-level practice sequence must be admitted to the major by the end of the seventh week of the spring semester of their junior year.
The early childhood and elementary education major prepares students to teach children three years old through fifth grade in preschool and elementary settings. In addition to being qualified to teach in primary grades, you can also teach in pre-primary programs, such as public school preschools, private pre-kindergarten schools, childcare centers and Head Start programs.
The OHIO Guarantee takes the guesswork out of budgeting for college and provides a fixed rate table for tuition and most fees for four years (or 12 consecutive semesters).
Financial aid for undergraduate students (regardless of discipline) is available in the form of scholarships, grants and student loans.
Before successfully graduating from the ECEE program, you will complete early-field and clinical-field placements and professional internships in classrooms and programs for children ages three through grade five. Public and private area schools and agencies partner with OHIO campuses to mentor ECEE students enrolled in methods of teaching in a variety of content areas. During your junior year as a teacher candidate, you will participate in the Rural-Urban Collaborative, which is a distinctive program preparing teacher candidates across all OHIO campuses for working with students in urban areas. Professional interns complete a 15-week pre-primary professional internship in a pre-kindergarten settings for one semester, and a 15-week primary professional internship in a Kindergarten through grade five school in one semester.
Freshman or those wishing to enroll in the program should designate ECEE pre-major code, ND8929. Students can apply to the major after completing specific program prerequisites. After the selective admissions process, successful students will be accepted into the ECEE program major.
Requirements for selective admissions are as follows:
lf you are enrolled in a different major or college at 51ĀŅĀ× and wish to transfer into this major, you must either declare the ECEE pre-major code, if you donāt meet the admission criteria, or apply for selective admissions if you do meet them. To be admitted to the major, you must apply and be accepted after the successful completion of the admission criteria.
The ECEE program will follow the protocol as outlined in the OHIO catalog for transferring credit from other colleges and universities and in accordance with the Ohio Department of Higher Education Articulation and Transfer Policy.
By law, students enrolled in a course that is part of an educator preparation program leading to an Ohio teaching license AND who will be in an Ohio P-12 classroom as part of that course are required to obtain the 3-Year Pre-Service Teacher Permit.
All students in teacher licensure programs must purchase a subscription to LiveText by Watermark [Including Field Experience Management]. The Patton College of Education uses LiveText to collect critical accreditation data. This includes some assignments that must be submitted on LiveText and the tracking and management of field experiences.
All students in a teacher licensure program, counseling, and students enrolled in particular education courses, regardless of their major (it will be indicated on the syllabus).
LiveText is used at a variety of points in different programs. When you need to purchase it will depend on your particular program and sequence of coursework. Your instructor should list LiveText as a requirement on the syllabus.
Currently, LiveText is approximately $135. It is good for seven years, so generally you will only need to purchase it once.
If you are unsure, contact the program coordinator and/or department chair who oversees your course. If LiveText is required, it is critical that you list it as a requirement on the syllabus so students are aware at the start of the semester.
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The program is accredited through the . The program aligns to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparationās K-6 standards and is also guided by recommendations from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
* Includes scholarships, grants, loans, federal work student and CARES/HEERF funding.