The B.S. in Education degree contains three steps:
- UK Core requirements
- Program related studies courses (listed below)
- Professional education component
The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education degree prepares you to work in a variety of settings (e.g., First Steps, Publicly Funded Pre-k, Head Start, kindergarten) with children with and without disabilities from birth through age five. You will learn to:
Earning a degree from our program means you have proven yourself to be an effective teacher, gained valuable field experience, and forged important connections in the schools where you may one day be teaching.
The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
Delivery Method: In-person
Credit Hours: 120
Teacher certification information
You'll be immersed in field experiences from the start. You’ll get hands on experience in our Early Childhood Lab, located on campus, and other field settings to prepare you as you begin your teaching journey.
Our students gain over 200 hours of field experience in classroom observations, community-based outreach, school board meetings, and other school visits in addition to a full semester of student teaching.
Option 9 Program
Through Kentucky's university-based alternative route to certification known as Option 9, students who are employed by a school district may complete an accelerated program of study to acquire their (a) Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education and (b) teaching certification, in just three years. Individuals and school districts interested in the Option 9 pathway to certification should contact Dr. Sarah Hawkins-Lear.
The B.S. in Education degree contains three steps:
Check with your advisor to make sure requirements are completed for applying to the Teacher Education Program.
Apply to the Teacher Education Program
*requires prior admission to the Teacher Education Program
Advising for Current Students
Current Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education majors who have not been admitted to the Teacher Education Program are required to meet with a professional advisor in the Taylor Education Building Room 151 each semester prior to registration. Students are assigned to an advisor based on the first letter of their last name.
- Ryana Conway (students with last names A-G)
- Maureen Holloway (students with last names H-O)
- Jason Horger (students with last names P-Z)
Questions about applying? Complete our form to be contacted by a recruiter for more information.
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