Early Childhood Specializations Application | Human Development and Family Sciences

Who should apply?

HDFS majors/minors completing their 3rd semester (or later) that are interested in careers working with young children and families.

What is needed before students apply?

Declared HDFS Major/HDFS Minor
GPA 2.7 through the 3rd semester
Completed HDFS 1070
Experience with young children in one or more settings.

How should students apply?

Application Procedures:

Complete the Early Childhood Specializations Application Form
Attach an Academic Advisement Report from StudentAdmin (in PDF format)
Attach a letter of reference using the Letter of Reference Form
- This should be from an individual who recognizes your motivation to work in a field involving young children. It is helpful if this person has known you in an employment or volunteer setting in which you were directly involved with children

Attach a recent photo of yourself

Application Timeline(s):

Applications are processed on a rolling admissions basis. However, we encourage you to submit your application by the dates shared below. This will allow time to meet with an ECS faculty advisor before enrolling in courses for the following semester.

Preferred Fall Application submissions by October 31st (to begin Spring semester)
Preferred Spring Application submission by March 31st (to begin in Fall semester)

Once the application has been submitted online, students will be contact via email by the ECS Student Coordinator/Faculty Advisor to arrange a meeting to talk about the ECS program and begin the advising process.

Early Childhood Specializations APPLICATION FORM

Name*
First Last
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
PeopleSoft ID*
UConn Net ID*
Email*
Phone*
Current Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Postal/Legal/Home mailing address (to send notification)*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Relevant Experiences: List or describe experiences (volunteer or employment) that have been important in developing your motivation to become an early childhood educator or to work in a related field. Include both college and high school experiences.*
Essay: Describe in 1-2 pages (double-spaced) why you want to go into early childhood education, or into a related field. Attach file below.*
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, Max. file size: 100 MB.
Academic Advisement Report*
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, Max. file size: 100 MB.
Letter of Reference form*
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, Max. file size: 100 MB.
This should be from an individual who recognizes your motivation to work in a field involving young children. It is helpful if this person has known you in an employment or volunteer setting in which you were directly involved with children.
Recent photo of yourself.*
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, Max. file size: 100 MB.
Phone
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.