Early Childhood Education - Misericordia University

Early Childhood Education from Misericordia University is a Campus Bachelor Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Misericordia University'a Early Childhood Education (ECED) program is designed to prepare teachers to work with preschool children, either as teachers or as operators of private preschool/nursery centers (nursery through third grade). The program builds upon the College's Elementary Education (ELED) program (kindergarten through sixth grade). Preservice teachers in ELED/ECED must successfully complete the College's liberal arts core curriculum, a series of generic Teacher Education Department (TED) courses and field experiences, and the courses and experiences required by the two TED specializations - Early Childhood and Elementary Education. ELED/ECED majors must satisfactorily complete a series of field experiences that begin during the second semester of the freshman year and continue every semester until graduation. By graduation our preservice teachers will have spent at least 700 hours in community classrooms. During students' final semester they must complete a fifteen-week student teaching assignment, actually two separate placements for about seven weeks each. One placement is in ECED and the other is in an ELED. Students who successfully complete the ELED/ECED program are eligible for recommendation by the College to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for two teacher certifications. The College's recommendation and the successful completion of other requirements established by the state, including meeting the pass scores specified by the state on the PRAXIS I and II, qualify graduates for "Instructional I" certificates. Once certified in Pennsylvania, our graduates usually have no difficulty becoming certified in other states. Students who complete the college core, all program requirements except student teaching, and who earn a total of at least 120 credits may graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, but will not be eligible for Pennsylvania Department of Education Certification. View more details on Misericordia University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.