International Year One (1-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Arts - Education - Early Childhood Education

Program Description

The International Year program will provide you with the solid foundation you need to be successful in your university degree. Offered as a one, two, or three quarter program, you will study a range of subjects to develop your language and study skills, while focusing on your chosen field. After successfully completing your International Year, you will be able to progress to your undergraduate degree at Western.

This non-teaching endorsement program offered through the Department of Special Education and Education Leadership was designed to prepare graduates to work with families and children with disabilities or at-risk in a variety of non-school based settings/programs. This rigorous major combines content in Special Education with that in Early Childhood. Throughout the program, students develop skills that enable them to synthesize knowledge of development, assessment, evidence based intervention, family systems, and the legal/social/political context in which they work with the goal of supporting children and families.

The college faculty coordinate a wide range of school and community based practicum placements strategically placed throughout the program. This provides frequent opportunities to interact with young children while developing your teaching skills.

There continues to be a shortage of professionals trained to work with young children with disabilities and their families. Our graduates work in a wide range of community based programs including Early Intervention Programs for young children age birth through three.

Our graduates have training in both Early Childhood Special Education and Early Childhood Education which provides them an excellent foundation for graduate programs. Many of our graduates have sought graduate training to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and specifically work with young children with autism.