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Northern Vermont University is now part of Vermont State University! Please visit VermontState.edu for accurate information.

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Northern Vermont University will join with Castleton University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.

Visit VermontState.edu to learn more about Early Childhood Education for fall 2023.

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With NVU’s online early childhood education program, you’ll be working with Vermont’s children within five semesters. The need for teachers with early childhood education licensure is high throughout Vermont, and this program is designed to enable you to complete your bachelor of science degree with birth-to-age-5 licensure while continuing to work full time.

All courses in the Early Childhood Education program are online, so no matter where you live in Vermont, your career can benefit from our highly regarded education program. The program fits onsite student-teaching requirements into a five accelerated semester program.

Please note that applicants to the early childhood education program must use a program-specific application form, transfer a minimum of an conferred associate’s degree, and enter with a GPA 3.0 or higher. 

Program and Application Overview

  • Prior work experience with children from birth to age five is required as part of your application. Please complete this Early Childhood Experience Form and send it to Admissions@NorthernVermont.edu.
  • Successful completion of Intro to Early Childhood Education course is required for entry into the program.
  • An associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is an admissions requirement. Students who have completed the Community College of Vermont Early Childhood Education program will have the easiest transition into NVU’s Early Childhood Education program.  Successful completion of the Intro to Early Childhood Education course is required for entry into the program.
  • Students who have completed the Community College of Vermont Early Childhood Education program will have the easiest transition into NVU’s Early Childhood Education program.
  • ECE Online students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher before their final semester in the program to meet eligibility for teacher licensure (0-PreK).
  • Students in the ECE program have a different tuition structure, application procedure, and academic calendar then other online program students. Please contact Heather Duhamel, Faculty Advisor, for details.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

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T.E.A.C.H. offers scholarships to take courses toward a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education at Northern Vermont University, through a partnership between the recipient and the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VtAEYC). See T.E.A.C.H. for more information.

 

 

 

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Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) and the Vermont Department of Children and Families have teamed up to offer a new program that covers full tuition to qualified recipients pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree program in early childhood education or early childhood special education starting Fall 2022. See VSAC for more information.

 

Please contact Student Administrative Services for support with scholarship and financial aid questions and resources.

Student Administrative Services
StudentServices@NorthernVermont.edu
802.626.6396

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CCV TO NVU PATHWAY STORIES - ECE

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Laura Gypson ’22, Early Childhood Education

While going back to school was always a goal of Laura’s, the push for early childhood teachers to hold a bachelor’s degree and a teacher’s license in Vermont was what she needed to take the step. “As much as I knew I wanted to pursue a bachelor’s degree and teaching license, I lacked the right direction to head in until I found NVU” through the CCV to NVU Pathway.

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Joselyn Bull ’21, Early Childhood Education

While still in high school, Joselyn had worked as the assistant director of an afterschool program. She really enjoyed working with the kids, although the education field wasn’t in her career plans at the time. But life changes brought her back to it, which led her to the CCV to NVU Pathway and the bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education she will earn in spring 2021.

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Caitlin Downs ’23, Early Childhood Education

Caitlin began on her path in ECE with an associate degree from CCV. Now in her seventh year as an early childhood educator, she is set to begin classes at NVU toward a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education through the CCV to NVU Pathway. “The way it’s set up, from the bridge from CCV to NVU to the way the classes work, it all felt within reach the more I learned about the program — even with parenting (two young children) and teaching at the same time.”

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Questions?

We’re here to help! Contact: Admissions@VermontState.edu