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Childhood Education Major

Develop and apply knowledge of child development, subject area content, and teach students in the 21st century elementary classroom.

What Will I Learn?

How to plan, implement and reflect on instruction that meets the diverse needs of students
Develop your knowledge and skills to assess and respond to student learning
To create engaging and supportive learning communities

What is Unique About Our Program?

More than 400 hours of supervised early field experience in local classrooms from first semester first year prior to student teaching
Integration of literacy, special education, technology and multicultural competencies
Collaborative approach to team planning and teaching for student cohorts
Foundation for continuation into combined B.S.Ed. and M.S.Ed. graduate programs

What Are My Career Opportunities?

The undergraduate childhood education program will fulfill degree requirements for an initial teacher certification in childhood education (grades 1–6) from the New York State Education Department.

Elementary school teachers in both public and private schools

Job Market Outlook for Childhood Education

Additional Information

Program Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. state where the institution is located and the U.S. states where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. states where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. state where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified. The Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), B.S. program at SUNY Plattsburgh is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York state. Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that the Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), B.S. program at SUNY Plattsburgh meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. states: New York; however, it is important to note that SUNY Plattsburgh is not the licensure/certification authority in these U.S. states and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in these U.S. states and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. state for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.

State	State Professional Licensing Contact for Teacher Education
Alabama	https://www.alabamaachieves.org/state-board-of-education/
Alaska	https://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification
Arizona	https://www.azed.gov/educator-certification
Arkansas	https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/educator-effectiveness/licensure
California	https://www.cde.ca.gov/
Colorado	https://www.cde.state.co.us/
Connecticut	https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Certification/Bureau-of-Certification
Delaware	https://education.delaware.gov/
District of Columbia	https://dcps.dc.gov
Florida	https://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/
Georgia	https://www.gapsc.com/
Hawaii	https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/contact-us-2/
Idaho	https://www.sde.idaho.gov/
Illinois	https://www.isbe.net/Pages/contact-licensure.aspx
Indiana	https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Iowa	https://educateiowa.gov/
Kansas	https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-TL
Kentucky	http://www.epsb.ky.gov/course/view.php?id=2
Louisiana	https://www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching
Maine	https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert
Maryland	https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts	https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/
Michigan	https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/ed-serv/moecs
Minnesota	https://education.mn.gov/MDE/lic/
Mississippi	https://www.mdek12.org
Missouri	https://dese.mo.gov/educators
Montana	https://opi.mt.gov/
Nebraska	https://www.education.ne.gov/
Nevada	https://doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure_Contact/
New Hampshire	https://www.education.nh.gov/
New Jersey	https://www.nj.gov/education/
New Mexico	https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/
New York	http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/
North Carolina	https://www.dpi.nc.gov/
North Dakota	https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure
Ohio	http://education.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma	https://sde.ok.gov
Oregon	https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania	https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island	https://www.ride.ri.gov/TeachersAdministrators/EducatorCertification.aspx
Puerto Rico	https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/pr.html
South Carolina	https://ed.sc.gov/
South Dakota	https://doe.sd.gov/
Tennessee	https://www.tn.gov/education/educators/licensing.html
Texas	http://tea.texas.gov
Utah	https://schools.utah.gov/licensing
Vermont	https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure
Virgin Islands	http://www.vide.vi/
Virginia	https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/teaching-in-virginia/licensure
Washington	https://www.pesb.wa.gov/
West Virginia	https://wvde.us/certification-and-professional-preparation/certIfication/
Wisconsin	https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing
Wyoming	https://wyomingptsb.com/home/contact/

Additional Degrees in Teacher Education
5-Year Combined Bachelor’s & Master’s Programs
- Adolescence Education Grades 7–12 B.A./M.S.T.
- Childhood & Special Education Grades 1–6 B.S./M.S.Ed.
Master’s Degrees
Certificate Programs

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Childhood Education Major

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