Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences — Early Childhood/Childhood Education concentration

SUNY Adirondack offers a Liberal Arts Humanities and Social Sciences concentration in Early Childhood/Childhood Education. Coursework in this program has a wide range of teacher-education discipline options to support aspiring educators.

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Degree
Associate in Arts
Program Type
Transfer Degree
Pathway
Humanities and Social Sciences
Credits
64

Learning outcomes

  1. Develop sufficient background in a humanities or social science discipline to qualify for upper-level study.
  2. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed to think critically.
  3. Employ effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  4. Articulate the presence and influence of diversity within societies such as the United States and those in Western Europe, as well as throughout the world.
  5. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge related to personal health and fitness, lifelong sports, and recreational wellness.
  6. Examine expression and the creative process in one or more of the areas of humanities.
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method.
  8. Identify basic factors relevant to the analysis of human behavior.
     

Curriculum and requirements

Students choose courses in an area of their interest. Guidance from an advisor ensures that chosen courses align with transfer school opportunities. Offered focuses include English, mathematics, Spanish, history, political science, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. 

Degree requirements and sample schedule

Program sheet

Teaching for the future

Students choose courses in an area of their interests. Guidance from an advisor ensures that chosen courses align with transfer school opportunities. Offered focuses include: English, mathematics, Spanish, history, political science, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. Early Childhood/Childhood Education majors will take courses in childhood mathematics, foundations of education, foreign languages, child psychology, discipline-specific courses based on area of interest.

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Educational options

SUNY Adirondack's Early Childhood/Childhood Education concentration prepares students for further education. We hold more than 30 seamless transfer agreements. Popular transfer institutions include: SUNY Plattsburgh | SUNY Oswego | University at Albany

Careers in Early Childhood/Childhood Education

SUNY ADK advantage

$116k

average salary

of a special education preschool school teacher in New York state

$49k

average salary

of preschool teachers in New York state

$64k

average salary

of an elementary school teacher in New York state

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