2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
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Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-134
(607) 753-2706
E-mail: loric@cortland.edu
http://education.cortland.edu/cec/
School
Education
Faculty
Cynthia Benton (Chair), Heather Bridge, Susana Davidenko, Virginia Dudgeon, Karen Hempson, Elizabeth Klein, Emilie Kudela, Andrea Lachance, Tony Byungho Lee, Thomas Lickona, Lin Lin, Joy Mosher, Ellen Newman, Renee Potter, Patricia Roiger, Kimberly Rombach, Katina Sayers-Walker, Judith Schillo, Shufang Shi, Susan Stratton, Gail Tooker, Orvil White
Adjunct Faculty
For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section.
Programs Offered
Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Majors Offered
Childhood Education (1-6)
Early Childhood Education (Birth-2)
Early Childhood/Childhood Education (Birth-6)
Description
A major in Childhood and/or Early Childhood certification programs offers a foundation for building an enriching life as an educator and can also be applied toward careers in the education field and in areas as diverse as law, industrial training or social work.
Professional education courses are offered by the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department. Courses in the student’s concentration or second major are offered by the appropriate departments in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Special Features
- Student Teaching Centers in urban and suburban settings
- Study abroad
- Student teaching at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Rural and urban partnership programs
- National Honor Societies in Education: Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi
- Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarship
- Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake
- College and community projects
Requirements
- Degree Requirements listed here apply to all education majors.
- Liberal Arts Requirements: 66 credit hours
- Foreign Language: All students must have proficiency in a foreign language. B.S. students complete one year of a foreign language, six credit hours, or its equivalent — through the 102 level.
First-Year Freshmen
The following section applies only to first-year freshmen in Fall 2007 who are entering the Childhood/Early Childhood Programs with the major codes EDCW, EDDW, EDEW.
Concentration in the Liberal Arts:
The concentration provides depth of study in a field that will support at least one of the New York State Learning Standards (State Education Department). Approved concentrations include: environmental studies (EST), humanities (HUM), and social sciences (SOS). Concentrations are 30-31 credit hours with a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300 and 400 level.
An alternative to the 30-hour concentration is a second major in an arts and sciences discipline. All requirements for the childhood or early childhood majors (General Education and professional preparation courses) must be met in addition to the 36-60+ credit hours in the arts and sciences major. The following majors are acceptable as appropriate subject areas related to the elementary curriculum: art history, biology, chemistry, economics, English, French, geography, geology, history, mathematics, musical theatre, physics, political science and Spanish.
Service Learning
All students seeking certification in childhood/early childhood will have 40 hours of documented service- learning prior to admission to the certification program. These hours may be completed as part of CPN 102: Academic Writing in the Community I or CPN 103: Academic Writing in the Community II, or through volunteer or internship placements through the Internships and Volunteer Office and may reflect work associated with children, families and communities, as well as school settings.
Enrollment in the Majors
Enrollment in the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department majors is limited, and admission to any of the programs is competitive. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to an education major or program.
Students who begin as freshmen at Cortland may apply to the childhood/early childhood majors after completing at least 30 credit hours and earning a minimum 2.5 grade point average at Cortland.
All students applying to these majors will be subject to judicial screening and must demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions. Application is made during the College-wide change of major period. Unsuccessful applicants may reapply until they have earned 56.5 credit hours. Candidates who have completed 56.5 credit hours and have not been accepted into the certification program must declare an alternate major.
Eligibility for Student Teaching
To be eligible for student teaching, students must have an overall Cortland grade point average of 2.8. Additionally, students must be in good academic standing, have no incompletes, complete all prerequisite education courses, complete the Child Abuse Recognition (CAR) and Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) workshops and have no grade lower than a C- in required education courses. Students must be eligible at the time of application; if ineligible, they must reapply when eligibility is achieved.
Advisement Manual
Advisement manuals for education majors are available online at www.cortland.edu/cec/index/html. Students must follow the manual in place at the time of their matriculation. Students should study the manual carefully since it supplements the information provided in this catalog.
Transfer Students
The following section applies only to transfer students in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 who are entering the Childhood/Early Childhood Programs with the major codes CHD, CHDW; DEC, DECW; ECH, ECHW.
Concentration in the Liberal Arts
The concentration provides depth of study in a field that will support at least one of the New York State Learning Standards (State Education Department). Approved concentrations include: biology (BIO), earth science (ERS), English language arts (ELA), environmental studies (EST), French (FRE), humanities (HUM), mathematics (MAT), social sciences (SOS) and Spanish (SPA). Concentrations are 30-33 credit hours with a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300 and 400 levels.
Enrollment in the Majors
Enrollment in the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department majors is limited, and admission to any of the programs is competitive. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to an education major or program.
Transfer students who have at least a 2.5 grade point average from their previous institution and have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours may be admitted directly to the major. Transfer students who are not directly admitted to the childhood/early childhood education majors may apply after they have earned 15 credit hours at Cortland and have a minimum 2.5 grade point average.
All students applying to these majors will be submitted to judicial screening and must demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions. Application is made during the College-wide change of major period. Unsuccessful applicants may reapply until they have earned 56.5 credit hours. Candidates who have completed 56.5 credit hours and have not been accepted into the certification program must declare an alternate major.
Eligibility for Student Teaching
To be eligible for student teaching, students must have an overall Cortland grade point average of 2.8. Additionally, students must be in good academic standing, have no incompletes, complete all prerequisite education courses, complete the Child Abuse Recognition (CAR) and Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) workshops, and have no grade lower than a C- in required education courses. Students must be eligible at the time of application; if ineligible, they must reapply when eligibility is achieved.
Advisement Manual
Advisement manuals for education majors are available online at www.cortland.edu/cec/undex/html. Students must follow the manual in place at the time of their matriculation. Students should study the manual carefully since it supplements the information provided in this catalog.
I. Major
II. Concentration
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