紐約城市大學布魯克林學院

Completion of the B.A. degree with a major in early childhood education qualifies students to apply for New York State initial teacher certification (birth through grade 2).

To obtain New York State initial teacher certification in early childhood education all required State examinations must be passed. Students majoring in the early childhood education teacher program must be exempt from the speech course requirement.

In addition to fulfilling the CUNY Pathways requirements, students must complete a liberal arts and sciences concentration (30 credits) or have a second major. Specific requirements apply for each concentration and major. Students should consult separate listings for the following departments and meet with an adviser in the Early Childhood Education and Art Education Department: American studies; anthropology and archaeology; art; children and youth studies; classics; English; general science; health and nutrition sciences; history; Judaic studies; mathematics; modern languages and literatures (including Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish); music; philosophy; political science; psychology; Puerto Rican and Latino studies; sociology; theater; urban sustainability; women's and gender studies. (Additional concentrations and majors may be offered).

Students must also complete the following courses and their co-requisites and pre-requisites, with a C or higher: Psychology 3240 or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2170; Speech 1114; Mathematics 1021 and 1010, [C- is acceptable for Mathematics 1021 or 1010], Mathematics 1401, or a mathematics course at an equivalent level such as Mathematics 1201 or higher, and, Mathematics 1406; and General Science 3050 (16-17 credits). It is required that students take both Mathematics 1010 and Mathematics 1021 concurrently. In addition, students must complete the following pedagogical courses: Early Childhood and Art Education 2003, 2004, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, and 4001 (33 credits).