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 13490 Des Moines, WA 98198 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 206-439- 3800 http://www.cwu.edu/des - moines/baed- early- childhood- educationelementary- education Central Washington University Ellensburg 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 *BA Ed- ECE plus Elementary Education (double major) 509-963- 2661 http://www.cwu.edu/tea cher- certification/ City University of Seattle 521 Wall Street Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98121 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 1-800- 426-5596, or 206-239- 4500 http://www.cityu.edu/pro grams/soe/ba_early_child hood.aspx http://www.cityu.edu/pro grams/soe/ue_early_child hood.aspx 17
Eastern Washington University 312 Williamson Hall, Cheney, WA 509-359- 2232 *BA in ECE *BA in ECE plus P- 3 Endorsement; leads to teacher certification with endorsement in Early Childhood (P- 3) Fran Sherwood 509-359- 6192 FSherwood@ewu.edu http://www.ewu.edu/cale /programs/education/edu cation- program- options/ece.xml http://www.ewu.edu/cale /programs/education.xml Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505 360-867- 6170 *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. 360-867- 6312 admissions@evergreen.e du http://www.evergreen.ed 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: http://www.evergreen.ed u/admissions/upsidedow n.html 18
Gonzaga University 14 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 25 Spokane, WA 99258 *BA in Early Childhood Special Education with teacher certification *See website for information 509-313- 3470 https://www.gonzaga.edu /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 98948 *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 509-895- 4070 Kotzin_m@heritage.edu http://www.heritage.edu /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
Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447-003 253-535- 7411 *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 253-535- 7279 vidya.thirumurthy@plu.e du http://www.plu.edu/educ ation/misc/ee- ece- sped- plan.pdf Saint Martin s University 5000 Abbey Way SE Lacey, WA 98503-7500 360-438- 4333 *BA in Education; leads to teacher certification with endorsements in elementary, secondary or special education *See website for information 360-438- 4333 http://www.stmartin.edu /CEPP/Undergraduate/sp ecial.aspx University of Washington 210 Miller Hall Box 353600 Seattle, WA 98195-3600 *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 206-685- 8554 http://education.washing ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs- online/index.html http://education.washing ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs/docs/ecfs- transfer- 2013.pdf See also: http://education.washing 20
ton.edu/degrees/undergr ad/ecfs/ Washington State University 501 Johnson Tower, Box 644852 Pullman, WA 99164 509-335- 8439 *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 509-335- 9642 boydb@wsu.edu http://hd.wsu.edu/majors academics/certificates/ea rlychildhood.htm Western Washington University 516 High St Bellingham, WA 98225 360-650- 3000 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 360-650- 3416 Eileen.hughes@wwu.edu Marilyn Chu 360-650- 2737 Marilyn.chu@wwu.edu http://wce.wwu.edu/eled /early- childhood- education 21
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