Liberal Arts & Sciences:
Mathematics and Science -
Childhood Education 1 - 6

Associate in Arts Degree Program

Program Description
Students who complete this program earn an Associate in Arts degree in Mathematics and Science: Childhood Education 1-6, with a concentration in Biology, Earth Science or Mathematics. This program should be followed by students who plan to transfer to a four-year college to study elementary education. The program is a jointly-registered program with SUNY New Paltz. A student who completes the program requirements while maintaining a 2.75 grade-point average is guaranteed continuation in the elementary education program at New Paltz. Students planning to transfer to a college other than SUNY New Paltz will receive individual advisement to facilitate their transfer.

Employment Potential
Graduates of the program who then go on to earn a baccalaureate degree at SUNY New Paltz or another four-year college and a New York State teaching certificate will be qualified to teach one of the specialty areas at the elementary school level.

Requirements for Program Entry

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Satisfactory placement in Entering Student Assessment

Developmental Assistance Available
For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements or who have other learning issues, extra assistance is readily available through SUNY Ulster's Learning Center, Times Square Math Lab, the Writing Center, the Peer and Friend Tutor Program, and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutors.

For More Information
Marilyn McHugh
Coordinator, Early Childhood, Childhood, and Adolescence Education Programs
Office: Vanderlyn Hall, VAN 220
Phone: 800:724-0833, ext 5130 or
            845:687-5130
E-mail: mchughm@sunyulster.edu

Effective Fall of 2008, all students in the Childhood Education Program must be fingerprinted before they register for their field placement course, which is taken in the third semester: EDU 200: Applied Child Development for Education majors.  SUNY Ulster will set up a time for students to be fingerprinted on campus.  The results will be valid for SUNY Ulster, SUNY New Paltz, and for New York State teacher licensing.

Note: All Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science concentrations continue with the fifth through eighth semester sequence at SUNY New Paltz. The New Paltz curriculum follows the SUNY Ulster concentrations curricula below and can be viewed by clicking here.