Early Childhood/ Elementary Education
As you explore these pages, you will realize just how strongly our programs are linked to direct work in early childhood and elementary classrooms. If this is important to you -- to combine college classroom study with direct hands-on experiences with children -- then this is the College and the program for you. Among the many unique features of a degree in elementary education from Champlain College is that graduates receive a dual endorsement with their degree: they are certified to teach both early childhood education (birth to age 8) and elementary education (Kindergarten through grade 6).
Successes and Advantages
What do you get with a degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from Champlain College:
- Nearly 1000 hours of direct experience with children from preschool through sixth grade.
- You are entitled to apply for a Vermont Teacher's License that is recognized in 47 other states.
- Your Vermont Teacher's License includes dual endorsements in Early Childhood (birth through age eight) and Elementary Education (kindergarten through sixth grade).
- Access to a 3000 volume children's literature collection in our College Library.
Additional Links
These links will offer insight into what the life of an Early Childhood/Elementary Education Major is really like:
- Follow this link to find out more information on 1st Year Student Orientation
- More Links Coming Soon!
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Program Highlights
- Participate in student teaching during in all eight semesters.
- Graduates are eligible for Vermont Teaching Licensure in 47 other states, including all of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
- The four year Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education includes dual certification and provides graduates with the ability to teach at both the early childhood level (birth through age eight) and at the elementary (Kindergarten through sixth grade) level.
- The federal government has mandated that all states test new teachers. The Vermont Department of Education requires Praxis I (academic skills) and Praxis II (elementary education) exams for a State of Vermont Teaching License.
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Curriculum
First Year
First Semester:
- COR 110 - Concepts of the Self
- COR 115 - Rhetoric I
- PSY 131 - Child Psychology
- EDU 125 - Children's Literature and Expressive Art
- General Elective
Second Semester:
- COR 120 - Concepts of Community
- COR 125 - Rhetoric II
- EDU 105 - Foundations of Learning and Practicum
- EDU 160 - Math and Science
- General Elective
Second Year
First Semester:
- COR 210 - Scientific Revolutions
- COR 220 - Aesthetic Expressions
- EDU 255 - Integrated Primary Curriculum
- EDU 256 - Primary Field Experience
- EDU 150 - Reading and Language Development
Second Semester:
- COR 230 - The Secular and the Sacred
- COR 240 - Capitalism and Democracy
- EDU 135 - Students with Special Needs
- EDU 250 - Integrated Preschool Curriculum
- EDU 251 - Preschool Field Experience
Third Year
First Semester:
- COR 310 - CORE 7
- COR 320 - CORE 8
- EDU 311 - Elementary Science Methods
- MTH 115 - Foundations of Math
- HIS 110 - American History
or HIS 111 American History II
Second Semester:
- COR 330 - CORE 9
- COR 340 - CORE 10
- EDU 310 - Elementary Language Arts
- Natural Science Elective with lab
- General Elective
Fourth Year
First Semester:
- COR 410 - CORE 11
- EDU 312 - Elementary Mathematics Methods
- EDU 313 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
- General Elective
Second Semester:
- EDU 490 - Integrated Curriculum & Student Teaching
- EDU 430 - Student Teaching Seminar
- EDU 300 - Classroom Management
BS Degree in Elementary Education
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