UofL expands esteemed online bachelor’s completer program with early childhood education track

One our most popular programs for students who have some college credit but no degree, the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Learning (BS OLL), has recently launched a new track in early childhood education (ECE). This track was specifically created to address an important population of professionals who need to earn or complete their bachelor’s degree to go further in their fields.

The BS OLL program is often sought by experienced, working professionals who have a lot of knowledge about their industry but lack the educational credentials needed for promotions and higher paying positions. Students in this program can be awarded up to 48 college credit hours (a savings of up to $24k in tuition) through the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) course. Transfer credits from prior intuitions are also accepted.

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Ideal students for this program are childcare professionals, preschool teachers, infant-toddler teachers, teaching assistants, Head Start teachers, center directors, or those in other interdisciplinary early childhood education areas. Specifically, this program is very well suited for those individuals who would like to work with at-risk learners in low-income or impoverished communities.

Excel as a leader in early childhood education.

This new program track can help students achieve their career and educational goals by developing their core early childhood education knowledge and communication skills—allowing them to work with children as well as children’s families or caretakers.

“This program creates an important pathway for professionals in early childcare education to complete their bachelor’s degree and receive college credit for their work experience and knowledge.”

Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D.
Program Director

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Learning Early Childhood Education track will have the ECE credentials needed to reach the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s level 3 status, for exceptional teaching practices and leadership.

Earning your bachelor’s degree can also prepare you as a leader in your organization and provide you with access to higher pay, greater job security and a path to teacher certification. Graduates of this program can earn teaching certification by completing their Master of Arts in Teaching at UofL.

This degree program is comprised of 120 credit hours, which includes 12 ECE credits.

If you’re interested in taking on leadership roles in a higher ed organization, or know someone who might be, learn more at the BS OLL ECE program page.

Offered through UofL’s College of Education and Human Development.