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  • Program Type
    Major
  • Degrees Offered
    B.A., B.S.
  • School
    Liffrig Family School of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Guide future generations of children through their most formative years. Instill a love of life-long learning and values of empathy and respect.

What You’ll Learn

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You’ll learn how to develop educational programs and classrooms that emphasize developmentally appropriate practices, purposeful environment and lesson planning, and the importance of parent partnerships. Our graduates have the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to be successful teachers of young children.

Become Eligible for State Licensure

Graduates of the early childhood education program are eligible for the North Dakota Educator's Professional License to teach or provide programming to children from birth to third grade.

Apply Theory and Practice

You’ll participate in supervised teaching situations in local schools, from sophomore year through graduation.

Build Your Network

Build professional and personal relationships with local early care and education professionals through servant leadership projects and coursework opportunities.

Increase Your Professional Visibility

You are encouraged to participate in educational leadership conferences held at select universities around the state.

Double Major

Combine your study of early childhood education with a major in elementary education or special education.

Program Information

Please visit our catalog for admission requirements and a full list of our courses.

Accreditations

Careers & Outcomes

Employment Trends

Graduates of the early childhood education program are employed in a variety of areas, including early intervention, early care and education programming, kindergarten, and first through third grade.

Career Paths

  • Teacher
  • Tutor
  • Childcare Center Director 
  • Special Education Teacher 
  • School Counselor
  • Family Support Specialist 
  • Home-based Service Provider
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