Bachelor of Arts in Education - Early Childhood Unified Teaching Endorsement

The Early Childhood Unified program is designed for in-service teachers, assistants in preschools, staff in HeadStart programs, and other non-traditional students who are unable to attend regular face-to-face classes at a university. Three options are available with Early Childhood Unified. Students pursuing certification in other states must check with their State Department of Education for certification requirements. They are:

1) ECU BA degree - Students with an ECU BA degree will have the opportunity to complete their Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Unified Teaching Endorsement (Birth through 3rd grade) while working in early childhood related places of employment. This degree prepares graduates to teach children ages 0-5 in special education settings and ages 0-8 in regular education settings. This is a degree completion, which assumes that students will complete most of their general studies courses at a community college prior to transferring to UNK.

2) ECU Initial Certification -Graduates with an ECU Initial Certification will be prepared to teach children ages 0-5 in special education settings and ages 0-8 in regular education settings. This program is offered in lieu of a traditional Bachelor's degree.

3) ECU Additional Endorsement - This endorsement prepares graduates to teach children ages 0-5 in special education settings and ages 0-8 in regular education settings. Participants will already have their Bachelor's in teaching, which can be in any subject/discipline. The number of hours a participants needs in order to complete the degree is dependent upon the Teaching Endorsement that is currently held.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney offers affordable tuition to out-of-state online students. For 2011-12, nonresident undergraduate online tuition is $319.00 per credit hour; resident undergraduate tuition is $207.00 per credit hour (fees are additional).