If you have completed or will complete an associate degree from a community college, you may pursue this degree. Our goal in offering the B.A.S. degree is to provide you with a general knowledge of management, organizational, and policy issues and to advance your communication, computer, and quantitative skills. This degree also offers you the opportunity to complete a specialization that will broaden your career horizons, promote life-long learning, and enrich your life. Northern Arizona University offers this degree at selected campuses throughout Arizona.

If you have earned any associate degree from a community college, our B.A.S. in Early Childhood Education might be the perfect way to continue your education. Our program provides you with the education and skills to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act, which requires all pre-school teachers affiliated with public schools to have bachelors' degrees by 2006. Our B.A.S. in Early Childhood Education ... is based on state and national education reforms and concentrates on educating you about the expanding specialized knowledge base concerning early childhood. This degree does not result in state certification. Note: If you want to major in Early Childhood Education, you must apply and be accepted to the College of Education teacher education program in addition to being admitted to the university. More Career opportunities that might be pursued: * Preschool education * Early childhood education With further education, one of these paths is possible: * Preschool teacher * Childcare specialist * Librarian .