Childhood Education - Biology, A.S.
Share the Wonders of Science with Kids
Learn to effectively share your scientific knowledge with the youngest learners on Earth. In partnership with SUNY New Paltz, DCC has straightened your path to becoming a certified early childhood educator in biology.
credits
degrees: Apply your AS to a BS from SUNY New Paltz
years to full teaching certification
What You'll Study in the Early Childhood/Childhood Education Biology Concentration
Your concentration courses will expand your knowledge of biology and through your education coursework, you'll build a foundation in principles and best practices of early childhood and childhood education.
Our program is jointly registered with SUNY New Paltz, making it smoother than ever to transition from DCC to a bachelor's program and, finally, to full teaching certification in New York State.
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BIO 105: General Biology 1
A study of basic biological concepts, including the nature of science, matter, the
cell, characteristics of living matter, a brief survey of the living world, and ecology.
EED 103: Early Childhood/Childhood Observation
Learn about children from preschool through upper elementary through a series of guided
observations
Where Do Education Grads Go?
Transform your associate degree into a bachelor’s degree. DCC grads have successfully gone on to four-year programs at:
- Marist College
- Mount Saint Mary
- SUNY Albany
- SUNY Canton
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY New Paltz
Graduates of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education program at DCC have been employed in various daycare centers, early learning programs, private schools and local school districts located within our community and beyond!
- New York City Department of Education
- Louis Greenspan Daycare Center
- Acorns to Oaks Daycare Center
- Wimpfheimer Nursery School at Vassar College
- Day One Early Learning Center
- Randolph School
- Astor Head Start
- BARD Community Children’s Center
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