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NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children during their most formative years? Do you want to help children learn and grow, but also grow yourself? Then Early Childhood Education might be the bachelor's degree for you!

Students earning an Early Childhood Education degree learn effective strategies to teach students in PK-3rd grades.

The Early Childhood Education major prepares students to teach in diverse and inclusive environments, including homes, schools and other community settings which serve children from birth to age eight and their families. Graduates will know how to design, implement and evaluate curriculum in a variety of settings that promote positive learning outcomes for each child.

NSU's Early Childhood degree is ranked one of the best programs in the nation. NSU is Oklahoma's fourth largest public four-year institution. Ranked in the top three for most affordable university tuition, NSU is a cost-effective way to earn a college degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Identify children’s characteristics and needs.
  • Identify multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning
  • Use content knowledge to design and implement meaningful and challenging curriculum that promotes development and learning for each child.
  • Use developmentally appropriate assessment strategies in ways that promote positive outcomes for each child.
  • Use a wide array of instructional strategies and tools that connect children and families and positively influence each child’s development and learning.
  • Conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession.
  • Use ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to early childhood practice.
  • Implement strategies that foster dispositions that lead to life-long learning.

Accelerated B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education to M.Ed. Early Childhood Education


Note:  Please refer to Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program for complete information concerning the Accelerated Degree Program.  Refer to the current Graduate Catalog for master’s degree requirements.

IMPORTANT:

  • Students admitted to the Accelerated B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education to M.Ed. Early Childhood Education degree program will complete up to 6 hours of graduate level credit to apply toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
  • Students may not receive credit toward the bachelor’s degree for both the undergraduate and the paired graduate-level course. A student completing an undergraduate course and the paired graduate-level course will only receive credit for one course toward the bachelor’s degree.
  • Students must meet all minimum grade and GPA requirements for the undergraduate program.
  • A minimum grade of C is required for all 5000 level graduate courses.
  • Students who do not follow the approved degree plan may become ineligible to continue in the accelerated degree program. 
  • Prior to completing the undergraduate degree, if the undergraduate GPA, graduate GPA and/or overall GPA fall below a 3.00, the student becomes ineligible to continue in the ADP.
  • Students may withdraw from an approved accelerated degree pathway.  Graduate credit hours completed prior to the student withdrawing or becoming ineligible to continue in the ADP apply toward the undergraduate degree only.

ADP Paired Courses


ADP Paired Courses

ECED 4813-Birth to Two Development ECED 5213-Infant and Toddlers
A maximum of one 5000 level course from the following may count toward the B.S.Ed.
ECED 4113-Creative Expression for Early Childhood ECED 5113-Creative Expression for Early Childhood
ECED 4313-Development of Early Childhood Programs ECED 5313-Development of Early Childhood Programs
ECED 4563-Classroom Management for Early Childhood ECED 5763-Classroom Management for Early Childhood


 

Teacher Education Admission and Certification Policies


In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a baccalaureate degree that leads to teacher certification must meet the following requirements for certification.

  • Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
  • Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
  • Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
  • Students entering NSU beginning Fall 2013 must have an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission to teacher education.
  • Once admitted to the teacher education program, all majors must continue to maintain a GPA of 2.5 (overall and in their major field of study) through completion.
  • 4 X 12 requirement - Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (English, Communication, Literature), Math, Science, and Social Science (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.
  • All Professional Education majors must complete PSYC 1003 or PSYC 1113.  Advisors recommend those courses be completed as part of the General Education course sequence.

 

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Degree Available At

  • Tahlequah
  • Broken Arrow

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PROGRAM CHAIR

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Dr. Kimberly Phillips
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918-444-3753

 

Licensure Programs

Northeastern State University offers initial teacher licensure programs at the traditional undergraduate level for graduates wishing to teach in Oklahoma. We also offer advanced licensure programs and programs for other school professionals at the graduate level. We do not guarantee to meet the licensure requirements of other states. You will be responsible for verifying that your program of study meets your desired state's licensure requirements.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Programs at Northeastern State University that prepare students for initial licensure as educators are designed to meet the licensure standards set by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Students seeking licensure in another state are advised to contact the appropriate licensing board in that state to determine specific requirements of guidelines for reciprocity. Northeastern State University cannot confirm whether a particular licensure program meets requirements for licensure outside of the State of Oklahoma. For a list of the state departments of education that oversee professional teaching licensure, see the U.S. Department of Education website - State Contacts page. Click here for NSU's state-specific matrix.

For questions related to licensure, please contact Lois Buttress (buttress@nsuok.edu).

Priority Enrollment

47%

Minority Students

$48,195,863

Total Aid Disbursed in 2020-2021

1,471

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