Early Childhood & Childhood Education Birth-6: English Concentration, A.A.

Associate in Arts Degree Program

Hegis Code: 5649
NYSED Code: 27046

Program Description

Students who complete this program earn an Associate in Arts degree in Humanities and Social Science: Early Childhood and Childhood Education Birth‐6, with a concentration in Art History, English, History or Spanish. This program should be followed by students who plan to transfer to a four‐year college to study elementary education. The program is a jointly‐registered program with SUNY New Paltz. A student who completes the program and meets GPA and minimum grades transfer requirements will be admitted into the elementary education program at New Paltz. Students planning to transfer to a college other than SUNY New Paltz will receive individual advisement to facilitate their transfer.

Program Outcomes

At the completion of the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities & Social Science‐Early Childhood & Childhood Education Birth‐6 Degree program: a student will be able to

• Begin acquiring a broad base of knowledge in their concentration: Art History, English, History or Spanish;
• Decide if teaching early childhood or childhood education is a realistic career for them;
• Integrate critical thinking, problem solving, and creative skills with information and theories about education;
• Transfer with requirements to enter a teaching program at a four-year school;
• Discuss the education system as an institution in democracy;
• Discuss and write about their classroom observations in terms of a diverse student population.

NOTE: All Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Science concentrations continue at a four-year institution to complete their teaching degree and certification.

All students in the Early Childhood / Childhood Education Programs must be fingerprinted before they register for their field placement course, which is taken in the second year: EDU 200 Applied Child Development for Education Majors. The results will be valid for SUNY Ulster and for New York State teacher licensing.

Employment Potential

Graduates of the program who go on to earn a baccalaureate degree at a four‐year institution and a New York State teaching certificate will be qualified to teach at the elementary school level.

Requirements for Program Entry

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Satisfactory placement in Entering Student Assessment

Developmental Assistance Available

For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements or who have other learning issues, extra assistance is readily available through SUNY Ulster’s Center for Academic Planning and Support (CAPS), the Patrik Math Center, the Literacy Lab, and peer and professional tutors.

For More Information

For more information contact Enrollment and Success Center at 845-687-5022

Curriculum