Joint Childhood/Early Childhood Education Program (B.A. degree) with Jefferson Community College
- Earn your bachelor’s degree in childhood/early childhood education in Watertown, thanks to an expanded partnership between SUNY Potsdam and Jefferson Community College!
- Successful students are recommended to New York State for certification in both early childhood (birth to Grade 2) and childhood education (Grades 1 through 6).
- One specialization area is required (English and history are recommended).
- All regular coursework is offered in Watertown! Students only need to come to the Potsdam campus for one upper-level student teaching seminar.
- Student teaching placements available throughout Jefferson and Lewis counties.
- Bachelor’s graduates can then pursue SUNY Potsdam graduate education programs, many of which are offered online.
For course equivalency tables and details on the program, please visit the joint degree page on the JCC website.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to develop an interdisciplinary learning segment that incorporates various learning modalities that support early childhood learning.
- deliver a presentation which demonstrates proficiency in analyzing a world culture or a global issue impacting society that will promote P-6 students’ abilities to gain an understanding of the culturally diverse world in which they live.
- demonstrate the ability to develop and teach a data driven learning segment based upon P-6 student work samples which represent various patterns of learning.
- plan and use developmentally appropriate materials, activities, instructional strategies and technology in their daily lesson plans for P-12 learners.
“I really enjoyed the classes that I took at SUNY Potsdam. They really help the individual see how they want to be a teacher, and provide the opportunities to further that passion for teaching. I’m going to be grateful for the rest of my life!” SUNY Potsdam Alumna Elizabeth Hudson