Program Description

The Early Childhood Education major will prepare you for what to expect as a teacher working with young children. Your leadership skills will strengthen as you focus on many areas surrounding children’s development and educational needs. You will learn about children’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, while building an in-demand skill set that prepares you for a successful and rewarding career in childhood education. As a CMU Early Childhood Education major, you will have opportunities to:

• enhance your skills while taking classes such as Introduction to Teaching, Educational Psychology, Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary/Middle School, Children’s Literature, Creative Arts, Reading and Writing with Young Children, and more
• participate in hands-on learning through projects, presentations, practicum experiences, and internships
• obtain the educational background desired by schools
• receive the preparation needed to earn an advanced degree

Admission Requirements

To receive unconditional admission to Central Methodist University,
applicants have two pathways:

• Unconditional admission with a high school GPA of 2.5 and an ACT composite score of 18 or SAT Concordance of 960.
• Unconditional admission with a high school GPA of 2.75 with a college preparatory high school transcript as outlined below and no required ACT or SAT score (the high school GPA will be determined by the weighted GPA, if that GPA is noted on the high school transcript).

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5

Remarks:

• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $38,490.
• Yearly tuition fee is given