Childhood Education 1-6

Dual/Joint Degree Program with Queens College

Queensborough's Associate degree dual/joint program in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Childhood Education provides the necessary preparation for students wishing to continue their studies in education and is in strict adherence to New York State's new learning standards for teacher education. Since students are to be simultaneously admitted to the community and senior college, those who satisfactorily complete their first 60 credits at Queensborough and who meet the requirements to continue as an education co-major are assured of a seamless, articulated transition to junior-year status at Queens College towards the bachelor's degree with an early childhood education co-major. As with QC students, qualified QCC students will be guaranteed admission to the Childhood Education co-major as determined by seat availability.

The program has been structured to allow a student to use the first two years to maximum benefit in preparing for the upper-division early childhood education co-major. Students complete core courses in the liberal arts and sciences that satisfy the requirements for the Associate degree at Queensborough. These core courses, with appropriate counseling, have been designed to meet all the General Education requirements (Pathways Common Core) for baccalaureate degree candidates at Queens College (28-31 credits are required). Students will also be required to take EDUC-101, Contemporary Education: Principles and Practices, which incorporates an internship in a public or private educational institution as part of the course requirements. A comparison of QCC core course choices with Queens College Pathways requirements is in the Student Guide to the Dual/Joint A.A./B.A. Degree Program in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Education, Childhood Grades 1-6, the Department of Social Sciences (M-104), and the Office of Academic Affairs (A-503). Advisement on courses for the liberal arts and sciences majors is available in the appropriate academic departments. For advisement concerning the education major, students should consult the Department of Social Sciences (M-104).

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Dual/Joint A.A. in Liberal Arts & Sciences and Childhood Education (QCC) leading to the B.A. in Childhood Education (Queens)

General Education Outcomes

A robust general education is founded on the knowledge, concepts, methods, and perspectives that students gain through the study of many academic disciplines. These disciplinary studies stimulate intellectual inquiry, global awareness, and cultural and artistic appreciation: they equip students to make informed judgments and remain engaged beyond the classroom. To that end, QCC promotes educational activities that allow students to demonstrate that they can:

Communicate effectively in various forms
Use analytical reasoning to identify issues or problems and evaluate evidence in order to make informed decisions
Reason quantitatively as required in various fields of interest and in everyday life
Apply information management and digital technology skills useful for academic research and lifelong learning
Apply scientific methods and reasoning to investigate issues or problems in the natural and social sciences in order to draw conclusions

To support these institutional general education outcomes, the academic departments-;through their programs-may also assess the ability of students to:

Integrate knowledge and skills in the program of study
Make ethical judgments while recognizing multiple perspectives, as appropriate in the program of study
Work collaboratively to accomplish learning objectives

Approved by the Academic Senate on April 13, 2021.

Program Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of the core curriculum of liberal arts and sciences classes.
Demonstrate a conceptual and practical foundation in the field of early childhood and elementary education.
Make informed observations of children through their practicum experience in an elementary or early childhood classroom setting
Integrate knowledge and skills in the program of study

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