Earn your Cazenovia College bachelor's degree in Inclusive Early Childhood Education at the SUNY Schenectady Center City location. A dual certification program, Cazenovia College’s Inclusive Early Childhood Education degree allows for more opportunities in the field of education.
The Inclusive Early Childhood Education program leads toward New York State initial teacher certification in Early Childhood, Birth to Grade 2, and in Teaching Students with Disabilities, Birth to Grade 2. The program contains core liberal arts and sciences courses, professional courses, and multiple opportunities for supervised field experiences, culminating in student teaching in inclusive pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and primary classrooms.
Students in the Inclusive Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree program gain real-life experiences in diverse settings. With supervised field experiences and two student teaching placements, students can confidently put teaching strategies learned in the classroom to the test in local schools. In combination with actual classroom experience, students can expect course work in assessment, curriculum methods, disabilities, emergent literacy, and multiculturalism.
All Inclusive Early Childhood Education students enrolled in this program are required to complete one course on the Cazenovia College campus. This course will be offered over two weekends each summer. Housing and meal plans are available for nominal costs.
Students who have an associate degree in education are eligible. Students who have not earned an associate degree in education may be eligible for this program but will need to take additional pre-requisite coursework.