Early Childhood General Education Advanced Standing

This program has options to begin in the spring.

The spring application will be available in June.

Application Deadlines

• Applications are reviewed in rounds to ensure you receive a timely decision.
• You will have five business days after the application deadlines to finish providing any missing required materials. Incomplete applications will be moved to the next round for consideration.
• In some cases, applications submitted after the final deadline will be reviewed on a space available basis.
• We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. This guarantees the most timely admissions decision and the broadest consideration for scholarships and financial aid.

Admissions Criteria

No prior teaching certification is necessary for this program.

In addition to meeting other admissions requirements, to be eligible for admission to the Early Childhood General Education Advanced Standing program you must:

• Be a lead teacher working with children from birth through second grade in a publicly funded program.
• Have a minimum of three years of teaching experience.

Please review How to Apply for full details on the application process, admissions criteria, and application requirements.

Tuition

At Bank Street, tuition is charged per credit. The Early Childhood General Education Advanced Standing program requires 30 credits for completion. Students enrolled in this program receive a reduction in the cost of tuition by 50%.

This program also awards advanced standing credits for relevant teaching experience further reducing the overall cost of the program. See below and read more on our Tuition page

Financial Aid

The majority of Bank Street students receive some type of financial aid. We strongly recommend applying early and submitting your FAFSA at the time you apply for the broadest consideration for scholarships and financial aid. Read more on our Financial Aid page

Through coursework, students will work to develop and show mastery in the following competencies:

• Planning and Instruction
• Learning Environments
• Subject Preparation
• Assessment
• Professional Learning and Ethics
• Leadership and Collaboration

View the coursework for this program

View sample program sequence

Supervised fieldwork/advisement lies at the heart of a Bank Street education. Through sustained experiences in the field, supervision from core faculty, and close collaboration with peers, our graduate students develop the ability to connect theory to practice and to reflect deeply on their own growth as educators.

You will:

• be supervised by a Bank Street faculty member who is an experienced teacher and advisor
• be supervised at the school where you will be or already are a full-time teacher
• keep the same job at your school for the entire fieldwork year
• participate in a 6-9 member conference group, be observed working with children, and have monthly individual meetings with your advisor
• be guided through your coursework by your advisor

New York State requires all graduate students in this program to have field experiences in a birth-pre-K and Kindergarten setting, and in Grades 1-2, as well as in an under-resourced public or charter school program. Working teachers must enroll in an additional fieldwork placement to satisfy these certification requirements. Bank Street will support you in finding a placement that fulfills this requirement.

Certification

When you successfully complete the program, you will receive a master’s degree and be recommended for New York State certification in Early Childhood Education, Birth – Grade 2, provided you complete all other State certification requirements. Read more on our Certification page

Careers

After graduation, students secure head teaching positions in public, charter, and independent schools in New York City and beyond with children birth through grade 2.

Students at Bank Street have full access to our robust Career Services, including the CareerConnect job site, opportunities to attend job fairs and workshops, and connections to our alumni network nationwide.