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Undergraduate Program: Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood: Teacher of Students with/without Disabilities, (PreK-2)

Students seeking licensure in Early Childhood Education at Springfield College major in psychology with prescribed courses which address the theories, concepts and methods of assessing physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of young children with and without disabilities

Springfield College requires students seeking licensure in Early Childhood Education to take up to 60 credits of prescribed arts and science courses which relate to the subject matter knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

In addition to majoring in psychology and taking a rich variety of arts and science courses, the third component of our program in Early Childhood Education is professional preparation coursework in education. Each course includes opportunities to try out theory through practice. Fieldwork experiences are embedded in each education course giving our students the opportunity to “learn while doing.” They complete 35 semester hours of coursework in reading research, theory, and practice, curriculum methods in math, science, and social studies, as well as closely supervised fieldwork experiences in which candidates can create meaningful, challenging learning experiences for all young children, across and within content areas and academic subjects.

The Early Childhood licensure program includes a major in psychology (36 s.h.), a core of courses in content area knowledge (up to 50 s.h.), and professional preparation courses in early childhood education (35 s.h.)

Download the Fieldwork Handbook.

For more information about the program, please consult our
online catalog

or contact the office of educator preparation and licensure at:
(413) 748-3155.

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