BA Early Childhood Education Licensure Track

The ECE track has two options: Licensure and Non-licensure. Information regarding the Non-licensure track can be found here.

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) track in the Education and Human Development major has a strong focus on engaging Colorado's rapidly diversifying student and family population. It combines research with contextually relevant classroom experiences. Together with your peers and professors, you will critically explore the robust and evolving knowledge base relevant to the field of early care and education as you engage with experiences that elevate your understanding of children's thinking, culturally sustaining pedagogy, inclusive curricular and environmental design, and assessment and documentation of children's learning. Our program's history of deeply responsive community partnerships creates compelling and supportive opportunities for students to fully experience, and become inspired, by the daily life of Colorado educators. All ECE track students have the opportunity to take all required courses to fulfill the State of Colorado's Director qualifications and become leaders in the field of early learning.

Licensure Track

Students who select the 126 credit hour licensure track fulfill all requirements for a license to teach children Birth-Age 8 in Colorado's school districts and community-based early childhood centers. This track prepares students to become teachers of children up through third grade. Field-based experiences take place in the School of Education's Professional Development network of partner schools.

Students in this track have the opportunity to apply for the Bachelors to Masters Program (BAMA) during their junior year. The BAMA allows students to take 9 credits of their professional year program at the graduate level and apply them to one of 8 MA degrees in the SEHD.