Four-Year Programs in WA State Offering Degrees in Early Childhood Education (with or without teacher certification)

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1 Four-Year Programs in WA State Offering Degrees in Early Childhood Education (with or without teacher certification) College Central Washington University Des Moines Campus Highline Community College 2400 S 240th Street, P.O. Box Des Moines, WA Degrees / Certificates Offered *BA Ed- ECE plus Elementary Education (double major); leads to teacher certification with endorsements in Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 3) and Elementary Education (K- Grade 8) Special Features *Cohort Model *Begins in Fall Quarter and continues for seven quarters Contact Info Cory Gann moines/baed- early- childhood- educationelementary- education Central Washington University Ellensburg 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA *BA Ed- ECE plus Elementary Education (double major) cher- certification/ City University of Seattle 521 Wall Street Suite 100 Seattle, WA Locations in: Aberdeen, Centralia, Everett, Longview, Port Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver, WA *BA in ECE, non- teacher certification *BA in ECE Special Ed endorsement *Refer to website for location, mode of delivery (online, hybrid or F2F) and start times of programs , or grams/soe/ba_early_child hood.aspx grams/soe/ue_early_child hood.aspx 17

2 Eastern Washington University 312 Williamson Hall, Cheney, WA *BA in ECE *BA in ECE plus P- 3 Endorsement; leads to teacher certification with endorsement in Early Childhood (P- 3) Fran Sherwood [email protected] /programs/education/edu cation- program- options/ece.xml /programs/education.xml Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA *Students develop their own academic plan to earn a BA degree in education *ECE can be an area of emphasis with 45 credits in that topic under advisement of faculty *Transcript will note a degree in Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in ECE. *BA degrees integrate academic subjects into coordinated interdisciplinary programs. Narrative evaluations are used in place of grades for assessing progress. *Many AA level ECE degrees from WA State community and technical colleges transfer as a block of 90 credits. Refer to website for specific college transfer information [email protected] du u/admissions/transferdeg rees.html Read about Upside Down degrees in which the ECE content is obtained at the community college level and the general education is earned at Evergreen State College: u/admissions/upsidedow n.html 18

3 Gonzaga University 14 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 25 Spokane, WA *BA in Early Childhood Special Education with teacher certification *See website for information /academics/colleges- and- Schools/School- of- Education/Majors- Programs/Special- Education/M.Ed.- Special- Education/Track2- EarlyChildhoodSpecialEdu cation.asp Heritage University 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA *BA in Education (with teacher certification); leads to endorsements in K- 8 or 4-9 *BA in Early Childhood Studies (without teacher certification) *Online and hybrid courses are offered. F2F courses offered in the daytime, evening and weekends. *Cohorts of students from the same agency (e.g., Head Start) may be able to take courses offered at their work sites, with approval. Melissa Kotzin [email protected] /AcademicPrograms/Und ergraduatedegrees/early ChildhoodEducation.aspx *The program has experience working with agencies such as Head Start to establish a cohort of employed teachers working toward the same degree goals *Candidates working in the field of early childhood may meet their field experience requirements in their work place, with approval *he Education program is also offered in a residency- based model (learning 19

4 Pacific Lutheran University Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA *BA in Education; leads to teacher certification with endorsements in elementary or secondary education *BA in Education, without teacher certification on site in the public school classroom) through our HU105 program *Cohort model begins in the Fall *Day, evening, and F2F courses offered *On- site tailored partnership with groups of working ECE teachers, evening course offerings, online/hybrid courses are all available options Vidya Thirumurthy, PhD du ation/misc/ee- ece- sped- plan.pdf Saint Martin s University 5000 Abbey Way SE Lacey, WA *BA in Education; leads to teacher certification with endorsements in elementary, secondary or special education *See website for information /CEPP/Undergraduate/sp ecial.aspx University of Washington 210 Miller Hall Box Seattle, WA *BA in Early Childhood and Family Studies, without teacher certification, completed online or on campus *Supports working ECE teachers to complete their BA in ECE Jenni Campbell or Lisa Murakami ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs- online/index.html ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs/docs/ecfs- transfer pdf See also: 20

5 ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs/ Washington State University 501 Johnson Tower, Box Pullman, WA *BA in Human Development, Specialization in Early Childhood Development and Care *Online and F2F course offerings (must be all F2F or all online in any single semester) *Practicum and field experiences are critical components of the ECE teacher preparation program. Students who are employed are not allowed to complete their practicum in the classroom in which they are currently employed. Faculty work with students to determine if it is possible to complete a practicum in the same agency but in a different classroom. Brenda Boyd [email protected] academics/certificates/ea rlychildhood.htm Western Washington University 516 High St Bellingham, WA BA in ECE, without teacher certification BA in ECE, with teacher certification and P- 3 endorsement BA in ECE with teacher certification and endorsements in P- 3 and Elementary Education BA in ECE with endorsement in Special Education *All ECE degree options are for candidates seeking a profession in early childhood education with a specialization working with young children and their families. The non- certification option is designed for individuals who want to work with children birth to five years. The P- 3 option is designed for students wanting to specialize in early childhood education (birth through third grade) and seek a teaching endorsement. The Dual Endorsement option is for candidates who seek two Eileen Hughes [email protected] Marilyn Chu [email protected] /early- childhood- education 21

6 teaching endorsements (ECE/ELEM) to work in the public schools. *All courses are offered in the daytime, F2F, on campus in a cohort model beginning every fall quarter. See faculty for advising if needing to attend less than full time. 22