Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education ,BAE
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ASU is no longer accepting new students to this program. Students interested in this program should apply to the BAE in Early Childhood Education or the BAE in Special Education.
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is changing their name, effective Fall 2025. The new name is Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation.
Make a difference in the lives of children with diverse learning abilities and become eligible to obtain two teaching certifications. As a central figure in the lives of children during their most formative years, you will help build their foundation for future learning.
The Bachelor of Arts in Education program for early childhood education and early childhood special education allows students to be eligible for dual certification in both early childhood education and early childhood special education (birth to age 8).
This program focuses on child development; research-based instructional and assessment practices in early childhood education; and the skills to assess, monitor and report the progress of children with and without disabilities. It prepares students to collaborate effectively with family members of young children to support the growth and development of those children.
Extensive professional experiences are built into this program to prepare students to enter the teaching profession after graduation. Graduates complete internships prior to a full-time teaching residency. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has developed a distinctive approach to teacher preparation, which includes student participation in internships and residencies while receiving guidance and support from faculty members and highly qualified certified teachers. Professional experiences are designed to prepare graduates to work with mutually supportive colleagues to address the academic and social-emotional needs of learners.
Graduates are eligible to earn an institutional recommendation from ASU for Arizona teacher certification in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, and an endorsement in Structured English Immersion, preK--12, from the Arizona Department of Education. In order to teach in an Arizona public school, graduates must pass the appropriate Arizona educator exams: National Evaluation Series or Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments.
Format option: Transfer students who live in Arizona and outside of Maricopa County may be eligible to take regularly scheduled classes remotely via ASU Sync. More information is available on the program website.
- College/school:
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
- Location: Tempe, ASU at The Gila Valley
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First
required math course:
MAT 142 - College Mathematics
or MAT 117 College Algebra - Math
intensity: General
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year
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| International
| Readmission
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Future educators must learn to create inclusive and inspiring learning environments, and they can do this by expanding their horizons through study abroad. Students can explore how schooling works in countries that are leaders in education, conduct comparative research, and make a difference in a community by volunteering at schools and engaging in local educational programs through service-learning opportunities.
There is a strong demand for early childhood educators in Arizona and nationwide. Many graduates with a degree in early childhood education hold leadership positions in Head Start, private nonprofit and private for-profit center-based programs, and public school early childhood environments.
ASU programs that may lead to professional licensure or certification are intended to prepare students for potential licensure or certification in Arizona. Completion of an ASU program may not meet educational requirements for licensure or certification in another state. For more information, students should visit the ASU professional licensure webpage.
Division of Teacher Preparation
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ED 118
ASUeducation@asu.edu
480-965-9995
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