Overview

A major in Education at Elizabethtown College is a demanding undertaking. Students must excel in challenging coursework in pedagogy, learning theory, cognition, and liberal arts content. You will repeatedly demonstrate competency in field placement classrooms by working with a variety of school systems, students, and student needs.

Overview

You will exhibit the dispositions of a professional educator as defined by the PA Code of Conduct and the Department’s Teacher Dispositions Policy. Finally, you must pass required state assessments and complete a professional portfolio for certification. But though challenging, becoming an educator is also rewarding.

As an Education major, you will have field experiences every year from your first year through your senior year. Field placements occur in urban, suburban and rural schools, and in a variety of grades within your certification guidelines, in this case Pre-K through 4th. Our program stresses the importance of quality supervised field experiences which complement on-campus courses in education. It is the embodiment of theory into practice. You’ll have support both in and out of the classroom as your progress and grow from a student to an independent and qualified educator.

Candidates for certification in Early Childhood Education must complete a course of study that consists of two key elements. The first element emphasizes critical concepts and ideas important to one’s general education and academic preparation for teaching. The second element stresses a professional core curriculum organized in the areas of Early Childhood Development, Cognition and Learning, Subject Matter Pedagogy Content (Pre-K to 4), Assessments (PRAXIS, PAPA, PECT), Family and Community Partnerships and Professionalism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Teaching and Learning
Early Childhood Development
Children/Adolescent Literature
Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood
Educational Assessment and Evaluation
Assessing Student Literacies in Grades PK-8
Methods for Teaching Science and Health in Early Childhood

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Elizabethtown, United States

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education View 608 other Bachelors in Early Childhood Education in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

TOEFL

One letter of recommendation from your guidance counselor, advisor, principal or teacher

An official copy of your secondary school transcripts
A copy of the photograph page of your passport

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

37250 USD / year

≈ 37250 USD / year
Out-of-State

37250 USD / year

≈ 37250 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

37250 USD / year

≈ 37250 USD / year

Living costs

Elizabethtown

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Elizabethtown

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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