Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Bachelor of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Early Childhood Education (P-3) prepares candidates for certification to teach preschool through third grade. The program is structured around four key areas of study: 1) General Education courses, 2) Rowan Experience courses, 3) the Professional Concentration Sequence specific to early childhood education, and 4) either a dual major or a set of free electives to complement the degree.

The dual major or free elective requirements allow candidates to either choose to complete major requirements in one of the following four areas: American Studies, Liberal Studies: Humanities/Social Sciences, Liberal Studies: Literacy Studies, Writing Arts, OR to use free electives to fulfill the credit requirement.

Students who opt to use free electives can collaborate with their advisor to complete additional endorsements or certifications based on their interests.

Students accepted into the Concentration are expected to adhere to the prescribed sequence of courses and to consult with their advisors in Education at least once a semester.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 46 s.h.

Courses in this section cannot be in the major department.

HLT 00103 - Health and Wellness Credits: 3
MATH 01201 - Structures of Mathematics I Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) Requirement)
MATH 01204 - Structures of Mathematics II Credits: 3
MUSG 06218 - Music and The Child Credits: 3 (Satisfies Artistic (ARTL) Literacy Requirement)
PSY 09209 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3
SPED 08130 - Disability as Diversity Credits: 3 Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) Requirement)
FNDS 21150 - History of American Education Credits: 3 Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) Requirement)
SPED 08110 - Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3
EDUC 21230 - Characteristics of Knowledge Acquisition Credits: 3
or
PSY 22215 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
Any Sociology Course (Sociology of the Family recommended and Satisfies Global Literacy) Credits / Units: 3
Any Biological or Physical Science Lab course that satisfies the Scientific Literacy Credits / Units: 4
Any Biological or Physical Science non-lab science
Credits / Units: 3
Any History course Credits / Units: 3
Any Literature course Credits / Units: 3
Any Geography Course Credits / Units: 3