Overview

The Early Learning and Development degree from Robert Morris University offers students experiences and an understanding of working with families, assessing infants and young children, opportunities to participate in many direct hours working with children from birth to age five, two studio courses that meet and work in early childhood settings, and a tailored practicum experience. This degree is an excellent option for traditional undergraduate students who are interested in working with young children, but who are not interested in PA teacher certification. Additionally, transfer students who have infant/toddler coursework that does not typically apply to the PDE PreK to 4th grade certification, and international students might be interested in applying to the B.A. in ELDV program.

How might I use this degree?

There are many agencies who work with young children (Early Intervention programs and Home Visiting programs through local intermediate units, accredited preschool and child care programs, Head Start and Early Head Start, out of school programming and non-profit agencies) who require teachers to have a bachelor’s degree, with typically 24-30 early childhood credits, but do not require PA commonwealth teacher certification. Teachers with a degree, who work for these agencies are paid significantly more than their colleagues without a 4-year degree, and in many cases salaries align with first year teaching salaries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Early Literacy and Language Development
Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Family and Community Relationships
Reading and Language Arts Methods
Reading Difficulties and Diagnoses
Early Childhood Education Practicum

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

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General requirements

Complete RMU’s free online application
Official transcripts from all secondary schools attended. To be considered for a scholarship applicants are required to submit an official foreign transcript evaluation (General Evaluation with GPA) from a NACES approved provider and must be sent to RMU by the provider. These evaluations include all international documents (transcripts, marksheets, certificates, examination results, etc.)
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37090 USD / year

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Out-of-State

37090 USD / year

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In-State

37090 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Programme Structure

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