Early Childhood Development (EDT)

2017-2018

AN OPTION OF LIBERAL ARTS

Type: Transfer, Degree (AA)

Open Admissions

Division: Stem And Education

This Early Childhood Development degree option is designed for students who, after graduation from North Shore Community College, plan to transfer to a four-year college where they will pursue provisional certification in teaching pre-kindergarten through second grade in public school settings. A balance of liberal arts and professional hands-on coursework and field work provides a well-rounded basis for further study as well as competency in teaching in preschool classrooms.

Students interested in participating in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly, or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship, or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider, may be required to undergo criminal background checks, including a national as well as local check (i.e. Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Record Information (SORI)). Depending on the contents of these criminal background check(s), a student's participation in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider may not be allowed, and therefore may impact a student's ability to complete program requirements. Furthermore, please note that eligibility to participate in the program and/or clinical affiliation, internship or field placement as a result of screening requirements, such as criminal background checks, is not a guarantee of eligibility to sit for professional credentialing examination(s) or employment upon graduation.

Total Credit Hours: 60