Early Childhood Education/special Education (Birth - Grade 2)

In pursuing your undergraduate degree, you will examine theories of child development, motivation, and learning for youngsters ranging in age from birth until 8 years of age. you will master the skills needed to encourage students to learn new material and to take responsibility for themselves and one another. as you work toward the degree you will gain an understanding and appreciation of subjects ranging from science to music to language arts. you also will acquire techniques to assess and evaluate a child's intellectual, social, and physical development, and you will learn the basic principles of classroom management for a diverse student population. the program will culminate in a semester long student teaching experience that will allow you to practice your new skills in classroom settings. this degree qualifies you for two nys initial teaching certifications.

After you complete all degree requirements, successfully pass new york state licensure tests (eas, cst and edtpa), and you have completed all seminars listed below, you will be awarded two initial teaching certifications by the new york state education department. the seminars are: child abuse id & reporting, save, dasa, child abduction and preventing alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse. please refer to the nysed certification website for the most up-to-date changes in certification requirements

Work while you study

First-year students can only work on campus, and only under certain conditions. In the second year, students can work in practical, curricular or elective jobs. Students may be allowed to consider other types of employment, depending on their circumstances.

Partnerships

Most universities in United States have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Long Island University has partnerships with the following companies: