Online Education Birth To School Age Degree :: Accredited Universities

Early childhood teachers work with children, families and communities to provide quality educational experiences for young children, including consultancy and professional development work in the area of children's services.

This degree equips you for teaching in long day care, preschool and primary school settings.

As part of this degree you'll study how young children play, explore, learn and develop and grow into healthy children. You'll gain the skills to teach in long day care, preschool and primary school settings and develop foundational skills in managing and leading in educational environments.

Key features

Macquarie hosts the only stand-alone Institute of Early Childhood in Australia.

This degree is available on campus, via distance education, or a combination of both (with on-campus compulsory sessions).

You undertake practical experience in schools and prior to school services.

If you hold a Diploma of Children’s Services you will be eligible for credit towards this degree.

Macquarie University's bonus point scheme, Academic Advantage is available with this early childhood education course.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Accpetance fee: $16000 AUD - deducted off the 1st years' tuition

Notes

May require compulsory on/off campus sessions

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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies offers an undergraduate program leading to a BS in either Birth-Kindergarten Licensure or Early Care and Education. Programs of study in the department are interdisciplinary, requiring a synthesis of knowledge from the social and behavioral sciences, general education, and early childhood special education. The Early Care and Education concentration prepares students for careers in childcare centers and agencies, private kindergartens, and hospitals. In addition, the Birth through Kindergarten Teacher Llicensure concentration enables students to teach in public school pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten classrooms serving children with and without disabilities.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a associate degree in Early Childhood from an accredited institution with GPA of 2.5

Other Fees

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The program prepares individuals for careers in early care and education. The Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education focuses on building the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to provide high quality, inclusive early care and education for children ages birth to eight in a variety of settings. Culture, equity and diversity are embedded throughout the program in addition to areas of study that include child development and learning, relationships, interactions and guidance, observation, assessment and meaningful content and curriculum.

Based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Preparation Standards for Initial Licensure and the California Early Childhood Educator Competencies, the program is designed to complement previous early childhood educational training and fieldwork typically received in community colleges. Lower division coursework mirrors the Curriculum Alignment Project Eight (CAP 8) which provides a foundation for upper division content and experiences.

Unique Features:
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Fieldwork: Throughout the program students apply their learning through fieldwork experiences which must:

- Include the following age groups: Birth to three, three to five, and five to eight.

- Include one or more of the following settings: publicly funded early care and education setting (e.g., State Funded Preschool or Head Start), privately funded early care and education center (non-profit or for profit), family child care home or elementary school.

Practicums: Two practicums offer the opportunity for students to demonstrate their teaching competencies under guided supervision.

Capstone Course: The class requires students to integrate their knowledge and skills to develop and maintain healthy, safe, supportive and challenging learning environments for young children.

Program Learning Outcomes
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Research-based practice: Integrate brain research and evidence based practices that support development and learning across the curriculum.

Child Development: Integrate child development theories into classroom practices.

Reciprocal Relationships: Develop plans to promote child, family and community relationships that enhance children's development and learning.

Responsive Environments: Create learning environments that maximize child development, learning, health, and safety.

Comprehensive Assessments: Employ formal and informal assessment procedures to gather child and family information to provide meaningful programs and curricula.

Ethical Practice: Implement the NAEYC Code of Ethics and demonstrate professional behaviors.

Embracing Diversity: Create classroom environments and curriculum that acknowledge and celebrate children and families’ diversity.

Entry Requirements

Students must have completed 12 or more transferable baccalaureate level credits or the equivalent for admission to Brandman University.

Prospective students must submit the following:

Completed application package.

Official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities attended. Only credits from regionally accredited institutions may be accepted in transfer. Failure to report any previous academic work at another college or university may be considered a violation of academic integrity.

For those applying under an active military agreement with Brandman University, admissibility and minimum transfer credit awarded will be determined based on the Community College of the Air Force, SMART, AARTS or JST transcripts. If additional coursework from other institutions is submitted prior to admission this coursework will also be included in determining admissibility and transferability for course credit.

Other Fees

Please refer this link for additional fee relevant to the course

http://www.brandman.edu/files/attachments/Brandman-Tuition-Fees-2014-2015.pdf

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With content curriculum that focuses on birth through grade 3, upon completion of the bachelor‛s degree in early childhood education, graduates will be highly qualified to become a Kindergarten through third grade teacher. In addition, graduates will be qualified to work as preschool teachers and daycare providers. The bachelor‛s degree in early childhood education curriculum includes instructional strategies, teaching methodologies, assessment techniques, theories of early childhood growth and development, and the impact of family and cultural diversity on early childhood.

The BS in Early Childhood Education degree program has embedded practicum experiences throughout the coursework and requires a student teaching component with two placements; one in birth through age 5 and the other in Kindergarten through grade 3. Upon approval, this program will lead to teaching licensure in Arizona.

Specific topics the curriculum focuses on include:

- The unique learning needs of exceptional students

- The theories and principles of psychology that have influenced instructional practices including behavioral and cognitive approaches to learning, motivation, and instruction

- Models of child development that specifically address diversity, multicultural assimilations, and human change

- Effective strategies in language and literacy in ages birth through 8 years

- The processes of assessing, monitoring, and reporting the progress of young children

Entry Requirements

Applicants interested in earning their bachelor's degree online must meet the following requirement:

High School Transcripts - Applicants are required to submit official high school transcripts with a cumulative, unweighted grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or above.
Applicants holding their GED should refer to the University Policy Handbook for separate requirements.

Transferring from Another College, University or Program
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Applicants with 25 or more transferable credits from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program may be accepted to the university if they have an unweighted GPA of 2.25 or above. For more information about our transfer policies, visit GCU's online Transfer Center.

Second Bachelor's Degree
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Applicants who have already earned a bachelor's degree from GCU or another institution but are interested in pursuing a second bachelor's degree may be accepted to the university if they meet the minimum admission standard of an unweighted GPA of 2.0 or above.

Other Fees

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The Master of Education in Early Childhood Education degree was developed for career changers and prepares graduates to teach and work with young students. After successful completion of this early childhood education degree program, graduates may be qualified to teach Kindergarten through third and also have the skills necessary to work as preschool teachers or daycare providers.

This master‛s in early childhood education degree focuses on topics such as: early literacy development, foundations of early childhood, child guidance, management and environment, introduction to the exceptional learner, child growth and development, structured English immersion, and instructional teaching methodologies of language, math, science, social studies, and the Arts.

This program also includes two 8-week internship experiences: one in a birth to pre-school setting and another in a K-3 setting. Upon approval, this early childhood education degree program will lead to teaching licensure in Arizona.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to university graduate programs may be accepted for admission by meeting one of the criteria specified below:

Degree Bearing Transcripts
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An undergraduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program with a GPA of 2.8 or better on the degree-bearing transcript

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A graduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program

Test Scores
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If students cannot meet the GPA requirement, they may still be eligible for admission by meeting certain graduate test scores:
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT): 500
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 1,000 combined verbal/quantitative, prior to August 2011; 300 combined verbal/quantitative, after August 2011

Other Fees

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