Children and Families Program (BGS): Non-Teacher Certification Program

The Children and Families Program is a four-year degree early childhood program without elementary teaching certification, designed for students who wish to pursue careers in childcare centers and Head Start centers, as teachers or administrators or in other sites or agencies working with children and their families. The Children and Families Program is a Bachelor of General Studies Degree (BGS).

The 2 + 2 Children and Families BGS Program is designed to combine selected two-year community college associate degree programs with two years of advanced coursework at The University of Michigan-Dearborn. The associate degrees eligible for this program are covered by articulation agreements between the community college and the University of Michigan-Dearborn, School of Education, or are accepted with permission of the Children and Families Program Advisor.

To view the requirements of the Early Childhood Education Children and Families Program, please click on the links below (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view):

Children and Families (B.G.S.) Requirements

Children and Families Program Fact Sheet

Children and Families OCC/Highland Lakes Early Childhood Development  - Associate Degree Applied Science

Children and Families Schoolcraft Community College -  Applied Science Degree in Child Development

Washtenaw Community College - Child Care Professional Associate Degree Applied Science

Monroe County Community College - Child Care Professional Associate Degree Applied Science

Macomb Community College Early Childhood Studies - Associate Degree Applied Science