Majoring in Unified Early Childhood/Special Education
The Unified Early Childhood/Special Education Degree
The education department offers an exciting and forward-looking unified early childhood education program to prepare future educators to teach an increasingly diverse school population. Students in the early childhood program are eligible for certification in both childhood and special education from birth to grade 2. This dual certification provides many opportunities for employment in a variety of school and agency settings. The special education component is of particular value when working with young children.
The hallmark of a Keuka education is the yearly, 140-hour, off-campus learning experience that is done by our students. This program allows out students to take the concepts that they are learning in the classroom and apply them in real educational settings.
Students are required to do, in addition to their student teaching experience, a minimum of two educational Field Periods, one in a regular educational setting and one in a special education setting.
Learn more about majoring in Unified Early Childhood/Special Education at Keuka College.
Unified Early Childhood/Special Education Internships & Field Periods
Students working toward a unified early childhood/special education degree at Keuka College must complete a 140-hour internship each year—we call this Field Period.
Here's where some of our unified early childhood/special education students have recently done their Field Periods. All of these organizations have indicated they'd be interested in hosting Keuka students in the future.
- AMG International Short-Term Teams/Mission Adventures
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Auburn City School District
- Auburn, N.Y.
- BASCOL Child Care
- Liverpool, N.Y.
- Bath Community Child Day Care
- Bath, N.Y.
- Bloomfield Central School District
- Bloomfield, N.Y.
- Brockport Central School District
- Brockport, N.Y.
- Busy Bee Daycare
- Amsterdam, N.Y.
- Camp Awhaga
- Owego, N.Y.
- Camp Cedar
- Casco, Maine
- Campbell-Savona Central School District
- Savona, N.Y.
- Canaseraga Central School District
- Canaseraga, N.Y.
- Cato-Meridian Central School District
- Cato, N.Y.
- Christ The King School
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Clyde Savannah Central School Disctrict
- Clyde, N.Y.
- East Syracuse Minoa School District
- East Syracuse, N.Y.
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lorton, Va.
- Family Enrichment Network
- Johnson City, N.Y.
- Geneseo Central School District
- Geneseo, N.Y.
- Geneva City School District
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Geneva General Hospital
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Gorham-Middlesex Central School District
- Gorham, N.Y.
- Hamburg Central School District
- Hamburg, N.Y.
- Landimere Realty
- Newark, N.Y.
- Livonia Central School District
- Livonia, N.Y.
- Our Children's Place
- Clifton Springs, N.Y.
- Over the Rainbow Christian Pre-K
- Chittenango, N.Y.
- Oxford Academy Primary School
- Oxford, N.Y.
- Penn Yan Central School District
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Prattsburgh Central School
- Prattsburgh, N.Y.
- Rome City School District
- Rome, N.Y.
- Skoi-Yase Elementary School
- Waterloo, N.Y.
- Springs School
- East Hampton, N.Y.
- St. James Mercy Health Daycare
- Hornell, N.Y.
- St. Michael School
- Newark, N.Y.
- Summer in the City Program
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Syracuse City School District
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- The Tot Spot
- Ontario, N.Y.
- Waverly Central School District
- Waverly, N.Y.
- Wayne Central Schools
- Ontario Center, N.Y.
- Wellness G.I.F.T.S.
- Bath, N.Y.
- Wolcott Central School District
- Wolcott, N.Y.
Links for Unified Early Childhood/Special Education Majors
Find out all you can about majoring in Unified Early Childhood/Special Education and the careers to which such a degree will lead. Here are some links to professional organizations, job banks, and associations you may find interesting.
| Academic Employment Network |
Unified Early Childhood/Special Education Major Skills
What type of skills do Unified Early Childhood/Special Education majors need to be successful? Here's a sampling.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work with diverse personalities
- Creativity
- Decision making skills
- Enthusiasm & energy
- Motivational skills
- Organizational abilities
- Problem solving
- Program planning
- Record-keeping skills
- Research
- Strong verbal
- written & communication skills
What Can I Do with a Unified Early Childhood/Special Education Degree?
With a Unified Early Childhood/Special Education degree, you can find a career in the following:
- 1st to 6th grade childhood/special education teacher
- Adoption counselor
- Bookstore owner
- Camp counselor
- Children’s book author
- Community Orgs: Red Cross
- Day care professional
- Human service agency educator
- Post secondary educational professor
- Private school teacher
- Special education teacher
- Textbook editor
- YMCA etc
Average Annual Salary
$30,330 (elementary), $33,108 (special education) National Association of Colleges and Employers, Salary Survey: 2006-2007Field Periods in Unified Early Childhood/Special Education
Field Period & Internship News
See how exciting a Field Period actually is. Check out these headlines about Keuka students' recent Field Periods & internships.