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At a Glance

4-Year

Program

Online or
On Campus

120

Credit Hours

NAEYC

Programmatically
Accredited

Child Studies —
Bachelor of Science Program

Bachelor of Science in Child Studies

All young children, from birth through 8 years, deserve quality care and education! Post University offers the educational programs you could use to build the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to begin or advance your future in early childhood education.

If helping young learners succeed is important to you, a Bachelor of Science in Child Studies from Post University may be for you. It could help you develop the foundational insights used to nurture the optimal development of young children, birth through age 8. It is designed to offer the learning experiences you could use to build skills for assessing learning abilities and needs, making individualized and group instruction plans, and implementing optimized learning opportunities in safe and inclusive environments. Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), coursework for this program offers the industry-specific educational insights and skill-building opportunities to:

  • Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments
  • Observe and document learning via appropriate assessment tools and approaches
  • Construct and implement engaging curriculum
  • Communicate effectively and professionally
  • And more!

NAEYC Programmatically Accredited

The Bachelor of Science in Child Studies program holds programmatic accreditation from the NAEYC Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The accreditation term for the Bachelor of Science in Child Studies program runs from March 2019 through March 2026.

Learning Objectives

2023 NAEYC Program Outcomes: BS Child Studies

Program Disclosures

The Bachelor of Science in Child Studies degree offers the opportunity to prepare to make an impact on the lives of children, birth through age 8, and their families as non-credentialed early childhood educators. However, this program is not designed to fulfill the educational requirements for any teaching credential or licensure, such as a state teacher’s license or an early childhood certification.

Post University assists in researching and providing information regarding licensure; however, each state has different requirements for such licensure outside of the required education. Such state requirements may include licensure exams, background checks, certain work experience, and more. It is ultimately the responsibility of each student to manage their own licensure process and to ensure that all requirements are met in order for the student to obtain licensure. Post University does not speak on behalf of any licensing board or body and does not guarantee licensure. Requirements for licensure are subject to change without notice.

Learn about teaching certification requirements through the state departments of education: https://www.ed.gov/contact-us/state-contacts.

At a Glance

4-Year

Program

Online or
On Campus

120

Credit Hours

NAEYC

Programmatically
Accredited

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“With preschool, early child children, love is essential. You have to come from a place where you are looking at the child as an individual. Every child is unique and special. Our bachelor’s in child studies is one of the first handful of bachelor’s programs within the country to be NAEYC accredited.”

– Marie Russell

Program Chair, Child Studies & Early Childhood Education

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