BU's early childhood education (N-K-3) undergraduate program provides students with knowledge of:

• the nature of the child
• the nature of the school and center
• the learning process
• general methods of teaching
• methods of teaching particular subjects
• as well as providing teaching experience

Program Requirements

• General Education Requirements
• Required Experiences
• Student Teaching
• Suggested Electives
• Other Requirements

A total of 69 semester hours is taken in required courses — none taken on a pass/fail basis. An area of concentration is optional. However, no free electives are available. In addition to the 120-credit requirement for a bachelor's degree, early childhood education majors are subject to background checks and passage of PRAXIS exams.