Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Program Description

This major is intended to prepare students to become birth through grade 3 teaching specialists. Because this major requires less than 60 credits, a second major or a minor is required. Students may pursue this program for Washington State Teacher Certification or not, as follows.

with Washington State Teacher Certification Students seeking the teacher certification endorsement in early childhood education must complete Teacher Certification and Secondary Education Major requirements.
without Washington State Teacher Certification This option exists for those individuals who wish to work with young children in birth-age 8 settings that do not require teacher certification. In this situation, students will not need to complete Teacher Certification and Secondary Education Major requirements, but will still need to select a second major or a minor.

Likely Career Paths

Teach in a Washington state public elementary school, grades P-3

Key Considerations

Cost: University-wide costs (Visit CWU Financial Aid for more information); state-mandated testing and fingerprinting fees, which are not set by CWU but that typically run $200-500 (at time of publication).
Location: Ellensburg
Primary contact: CEPSAdvising@cwu.edu | CWU Teaching

Course Planning

1st and 2nd Year Courses or Areas of Study

CWU Course #	Transfer Course #
EFC 250	EDUC& 202 (or TES)
EDSE 302	EDUC& 204 (or TES)

The Transfer Equivalency Site (TES) provides CWU equivalencies for courses at other colleges and universities.

Advising Notes

At some community colleges in Washington, EDUC& 240 is available and will transfer as EFC 320 and count toward the major. It is helpful to take it if available.
Students who have a DTA will have general education requirements satisfied. Transfer credits inside the major will need to be articulated by the registrar first and then reviewed by a faculty member.
Any Washington state DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) degree will satisfy all general education requirements, but may not meet the Teacher Certification Program course pre-requisite requirements. Requirements can be found at Teacher Certification Program Admission.
Major requirements may change over time; students will be expected to meet the catalog requirements in place at the time they are admitted to the major.

Current Catalog