Early Childhood Education (B.A.)

Early Childhood Education (B.A.) is a Bachelor program taught at Hood College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Early Childhood Education (B.A.) at Hood College is designed to prepare and certify teacher candidates to teach young children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1-3. The major is divided into sequential steps: Prerequisite, Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III, with a departmental unit assessment checkpoint at each step that students must pass to advance.

Students observe in the Onica Prall Child Development Laboratory School on campus, which offers preschool for children ages 3-4, beginning in the prerequisite phase. The program includes field experiences. The Phase III teaching internship requires two placements: one in prekindergarten or kindergarten and one in a primary classroom.

The minimum requirements for admission in Early Childhood Education (B.A.) at Hood College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Hood College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Hood College as pre-requiste for admission in Early Childhood Education (B.A.).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Completion of the certification program is contingent upon completion of Phase III and upon meeting Maryland’s minimum passing score on the Praxis II tests specific to early childhood education and attaining a rating of "Proficient" or higher on the Exit Folio. The minimum requirement for a major in early childhood education is the successful completion of Phase II coursework and field experiences.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.hood.edu/academicsprograms/early-childhood-education-ba

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