This major leads to a dual licensure endorsement so the degree requires a high level of time management skills as it balances course performance with in-field teaching experiences each semester.

Students should complete courses equivalent to the following JMU education courses prior to transferring: EXED 200 Foundations of Exceptional Education, EDUC 200 Foundations of Schooling in the United States, and EDUC 310 Teaching in a Diversity Society.

• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year
• Connect with an advisor at your community college and James Madison University within your first year

Inclusive Early Childhood Education majors will also have the opportunity to gain their Early Intervention certificate in the state of Virginia. In addition, students will have the option to apply to an accelerated (1 year) master's degree program that will allow them to enhance their teaching-related knowledge so they can bring more to the classroom and school they will work within.

Inclusive Early Childhood Education majors will have the opportunity to work with students and families in Early Intervention, Inclusive PK classrooms, Early Childhood Special Education classrooms, and grades Kindergarten through third. Students will have two different student teaching experiences, one that fulfills the Birth-5 Special Education licensure endorsement and the other that fulfills the PK-3rd grade general education licensure endorsement.

• Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
• Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: James Madison University