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• Undergraduate Overview
• BA in Early Childhood Education
• BA/BS (liberal arts discipline) with Elementary Certification
• BA/BS (liberal arts discipline) in Secondary Education with Secondary or K-12 Certification
• Combined BA/MSEd or BS/MSEd
• Combined BA/MSSped or BS/MSSped with Special Education Certificate

If you’re a high school student or have some college credits…You can earn your undergraduate degree in a liberal arts discipline along with a teaching certificate at Dominican University. For those who do not pursue an education program as undergraduates, there is an option to continue for one-and-a-half to two years after graduation to earn a combined BA/MS degree in Early Childhood or Special Education. You can choose from the following

Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
• Bachelor of Arts/Sciences (liberal arts discipline) with elementary certification
• Bachelor of Arts/Sciences (liberal arts discipline) with secondary or K-12 certification

Combined BA/MA Programs

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Education (Early Childhood Education)
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science in Special Education
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science in Teaching with elementary, secondary, or special K-12 certification

For a more complete description of the undergraduate program and course of study, please see the Undergraduate Catalog.