A career helping shape the minds of future generations of leaders and thinkers is something many people want for themselves. Earning a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Alabama State University is the first step to following your passion and making positive impacts on the lives of children and families in your community.
When you earn your bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from ASU, you’ll join a thriving community of peers, faculty and staff dedicated to furthering social justice and equity both in and out of the classroom. You’ll master foundational skills and knowledge to prepare you for exciting and rewarding jobs in early childhood education promoting learning, empathy and equality.
We are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). This means that you’ll receive an exceptional degree for early childhood education when you graduate from ASU.
There are few individuals as important in this country as early education teachers. That’s why we’ve designed an intensive degree for early childhood education that emphasizes hands-on learning and leadership skills, so you’re ready to step into the classroom even before graduation. In fact, 100% of our graduates find great jobs in early childhood education within six months of graduating.
The courses you’ll take as you earn your bachelor’s degree in early childhood education will help you build a strong foundation in the latest teaching methods and theories to empower students with a diverse range of backgrounds and learning styles. You’ll also acquire skills in curriculum design and classroom management.
Some of the courses at the core of our degree in early childhood education include:
In addition to the information that you’ll receive in your early childhood education courses, you’ll also participate in multiple real-world experiences in various settings throughout your studies — giving you hours of valuable experience working with early education teachers.
With a degree in early childhood education, you open the door to a diverse range of meaningful jobs in early childhood education creating lifelong learners. Early education teachers are in short supply in Alabama. Many of our early childhood education students are employed in public school systems before they graduate.
Thanks to the holistic approach of our degree for early childhood education, you’ll also be an extremely competitive applicant for graduate programs around the country to explore other fast-growing careers, including:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in early childhood education are predicted to grow 18% over the next decade, more than double the average for other occupational fields in the country.
There are many reasons why our degree for early childhood education is respected across the country. From the wealth of real-world experience at the core of our program to our amazing community of students, faculty and alumni, our early childhood education degree program offers you everything you need to succeed academically and professionally. When you earn your degree in early childhood education at ASU, you’ll benefit from:
Throughout your courses, you can expect to:
Work with early education teachers and learn firsthand the most effective teaching methods to use in your own classroom
Thanks to small classes, you get the attention and support you need from distinguished faculty mentors dedicated to student success and helping you prepare for many jobs in early childhood education.
Our Zelia Stephens Early Childhood Center houses four classrooms for children and an observation deck so you can observe children in a controlled learning environment
Percentage of students working as early education teachers within six months of graduation
Our student-to-faculty ratio
Classrooms in our Zelia Stephens Early Childhood Center for you to observe children learning
Accreditations obtained by the early childhood education degree program
“Alabama State University’s early childhood program supports and prepares educators with tools to assist their future students develop the emotional, social and cognitive abilities they will need to succeed in life as they become lifelong learners.”
Arion S.’22, Early Childhood Education
If you’re interested in becoming an early education teacher, you may be interested in learning more about our other degrees in early education:
The aim of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is to help students develop the expertise to become successful and inspirational early education teachers. We challenge our students to see themselves as agents of change within their communities, capable of making differences in the lives of those around them. If you want to learn more about what makes us one of the best schools for earning your degree for early childhood education, reach out to us!
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