This fully online program is for students who have completed an AAS degree in Early Childhood from a Virginia Community College. It leads to licensure in grades PK-3 and a Bachelor of Individualized Study degree with a concentration in Early Childhood from JMU.
60 credits must be earned at a 4-year institution and 30 of those must be earned at JMU.
All students must attend an orientation meeting at JMU the semester or summer prior to starting the program. This orientation will be offered online. Program offers free tutoring for Praxis Math Core exam, VCLA, and RVE.
Practicum courses are to extend through the full semester and are one full day a week.
Student Teaching is 10 weeks with the possibility of teaching in your own classroom.