Early Childhood

The Early Childhood Education
program leads to licensure to teach
in preschool through grade 3.

Undergraduate Only
The Early Childhood Education program is Nationally Recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Early Childhood Education program, leading to licensure in preschool through grade 3, is jointly offered by the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services. The degree that is awarded upon graduation is a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) and is awarded by both the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services. In order to evenly distribute enrollment between the two colleges, students have been assigned to a college solely for administrative purposes. College assignment has no impact on degree awarded, teaching license earned, program requirements, services offered, nor advisor assignment. Early Childhood students must meet the criteria for selective admissions before they can be admitted to the Early Childhood Program. Applications will be accepted at the end of the spring quarter of the freshman year. For details, see page 131 of the 2006-2008 Undergraduate Catalog.

Click HERE to view more information about the Early Chilhood Education major.
Click to view and save the Early Childhood Education Program Application Form.

Any student who may be registered in one of four programs of study (Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescent/Young Adult, and Special Education) may add a reading endorsement to his/her license to teach reading in K - 12, inclusive. Click to view and save information about the Reading Endorsement.

Associate Program Coordinator:
Joan McMath , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Education
105C McCracken Hall
740-593-4488
mcmath@ohio.edu

Program Coordinator:
Eugene Geist , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Health and Consumer Sciences
Grover Center W351
740-593-2882
geist@ohio.edu

Faculty Advisors:
Grace Essex, essexg@ohio.edu
Eugene Geist , geist@ohio.edu
R. Lena Lee, leer2@ohio.edu
Joan McMath, mcmath@ohio.edu