The information above reflects the 2025-2026 course catalog and is subject to change. Please check with your advisor for the most up to date information. 

Classes are held every other Saturday on the Mount Vernon campus. Additionally, you will be required to complete lab hours in a preschool through third grade classroom every quarter. During the first two years of this three-year degree program, you can complete your lab hours at your current workplace, if you already work in the early learning field.

During the third year of the program, you will do your student teaching with a mentor teacher in a PreK- 3rd grade classroom at one of the program’s partner schools in the Mount Vernon or Burlington-Edison School Districts. Student teaching hours are typically unpaid and are a significant investment of time. 

You will complete 540 hours student teaching during the third year of the program. The time commitment consists of the following:

• Fall quarter: 2 full weeks and 2 hours per day for 11 weeks
• Winter quarter: 2 full days each week
• Spring quarter: 5 full days each week