Bachelor Degree Program

Indiana Wesleyan University’s Bachelor of Science with a major in Early Childhood Education program is a 120 credit hour undergraduate program emphasizing the knowledge, skills and dispositions of an early childhood educator work with children from birth through age eight. The program has two tracks: a non-licensure track, and one that prepares the candidate to be recommended for an early childhood, P-3, initial teaching license in the state of Indiana. This program also includes a minor in Reading.

The mission of the Early Childhood Education program is to prepare adults to meet the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and affective needs of children from birth through age eight. Upon completion of the program, candidates will demonstrate the ability to:

• Promote child development and learning
• Build family and community relationships
• Observe, document, assess, and support young children
• Use development effective approaches
• Use content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and dispositions of an early childhood professional