Program Expectations & Advising Resources for the B.S. Early Childhood Education Interdisciplinary Studies, Non-Licensure
Non-Licensure
As an individual with a desire to further your education and gain insight into the foundational principles of education, earning your Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Interdisciplinary Studies will equip you to achieve your goals and succeed in your career.
The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Interdisciplinary Studies will prepare you from a Christian perspective, providing a solid foundation in educational behavior and development. The coursework also offers insight into current trends, including the study of theories and methodologies that will be of use in: Christian, private, and public child care facilities; churches; schools; and homes. You will be given the chance to evaluate methods of teaching and instruction while being taught the skills to establish lesson plans for educational planning.
This is a non-licensure program.
Requirements
- General Information
- Field Experiences: EDUC 398
- 2.0 GPA
- Capstone: EDUC 380 or EDUC 398
- The capstone must be completed after all other EDUC classes are successfully finished.
Framework & Dispositions
The purpose of the School of Education is to develop Christ-centered educators and leaders through rigorous, biblically-based instruction and practical training.
- Displays a sense of social responsibility
- Demonstrates commitment/work ethic
- Demonstrates reflective practice
- Displays personal integrity
- Displays professionalism
Degree Completion Plan & Course Guides
Transfer Credit
View the Liberty University transfer policies.
Licensure Information
This program does not lead to state licensure or certification. Candidates in this program are not eligible to pursue a student teaching or internship semester.
This program also does not lead to ACSI certification.
Field Experience (EDUC 398) or Capstone (EDUC 380)
The practicum (EDUC 398) is an 8-week course designed to provide candidates with 45 hours of field experience in a classroom setting.
- These hours must be spread throughout the entire subterm. Candidates are required to be active in their placement by logging hours in the practicum throughout the subterm.
- Under the direction of an early childhood mentor teacher, the candidate must write and teach one formal lesson plan.
- Candidates must be paired with an early childhood mentor teacher who has at least three years of experience and holds a current teaching license.
- Candidates may not be placed in a classroom with a relative (mentor teacher or classroom students).
- Hours must be in a PreK (4-year-olds) classroom (academic preschool). The following placements will NOT be approved: day care, day camp, summer camp, learning center, virtual schools, etc.
- Hours must all be in the same classroom/setting; substitute teaching hours may only be used if it is a long-term substituting placement for the entire semester.
- Please review the Field Experience Procedures for more information about the placement process for field experiences.
- A letter from Liberty University can be provided if required by the school.
- For school contracts/agreements, email FieldPlacementOffice@liberty.edu.
If you are unable to complete EDUC 398 due to the required practicum hours, you may instead complete EDUC 380: Current Issues in Education as the capstone of your program. EDUC 380 does not require field experience hours.