Birth to Age 5 (Early Childhood)
Undergrad - Logan Campus
About the Early Childhood Degree
The Birth to Age Five Degree prepares teaches to work with young children with disabilities. For children birth to 3 years, the teacher typically works in early intervention programs with families. For children 3-5 years old, the teacher teaches in public preschool settings in local school districts.
- developmental delays
- inclusion of students in general education
- behavioral interventions
- assessment
- effective instruction
- consulting with parents and teachers
- assistive technology
- teaching developmental skills, and
- policies and procedures.
Degree Maps
Special Education Major: Birth to Age Five
Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis - BA, BS
Special Education: Mild/Moderate & Birth to 5 Dual Emphasis - BA, BS
Special Education: Severe & Birth to 5 Dual Emphasis - BA, BS
Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis/Early Childhood Education Dual Major - BA, BS
Students are admitted to Utah State University as a pre-special education major and must meet certain course and test requirements to be admitted to the special education major. Applications to the major are due each fall by October 10.
Contact Information
Laura Parrish
Special Education Advisor
Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling