Hegis Code: 5649 | Admissions: 1-800-724-0833 ext. 5018 or 5022 |
NYSED Code: 27047 | admissions@sunyulster.edu |
Program Description
Students who complete this program earn an Associate in Arts degree in Mathematics
and Science: Early Childhood and Childhood Education B-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 and meets transfer requirements
will be admitted into 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.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of the AA Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science-Early Childhood
& Childhood Education B-6 Degree program with concentrations in Biology, Earth Science and Mathematics, a student will be able to:
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
Developmental Assistance Available
For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements or who have other learning issues, extra assistance is available through the Learning Center, The Gary and Janaki Math Center, the Writing Center, the Peer and Friend Tutor Program, and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutors.
For More Information
For more information contact Admissions here or the Department here.
Effective Fall of 2008, all students in the Early Childhood Education Program must be fingerprinted before they register for their field placement course, which is taken in the second semester: EDU 200: Applied Child Development for Education majors. 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.
For more information contact Admissions.