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The Early Childhood Education program provides students with a theoretical background in child development, professionalism, curriculum development, assessment practices, and hands-on real world teaching experience.  Students’ field work in early childhood includes experiences in multicultural and inclusion classrooms and provides opportunities to work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

The mission of the program is to prepare early childhood teachers with the knowledge, skills, and disposition necessary to provide developmentally appropriate care and education for young children. Educational experiences prepare students to work in a variety of settings including child care centers, preschools, prekindergarten classrooms, and Head Start programs. The program also provides students with the skills to work as a family childcare provider as well as work with children with special needs.

The Early Childhood Education program is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education for Prekindergarten Associate Teacher. The Early Childhood Education program offers students the opportunity to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education with the option for prekindergarten licensure when additional requirements have been met.  

The requirements for teacher licensure include earning a "B" or higher in ENGL 1110 English Composition I (A) and ENGL 1120 English Composition II as well as college-level math.  Students not earning those grades and seeking licensure will need a passing scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills Exams - CORE Reading (passing score - 156); CORE Writing (passing score - 162); and CORE Math (passing score - 150). Upon successful completion of earning a "B" or higher in English and math or Praxis Core, student must pass the Ohio Assessment for Educators Exam – Prekindergarten (Subtest I & Subtest II).  The Ohio Department of Education determines the passing scores on these exams, which is subject to change.  Only eligible students who have been notified in writing that they have met all program requirements should take these exams. Please contact the department if you have questions.

The Early Childhood Education program includes an onsite lab school, Teaching Learning Center (TLC), that engages preservice teachers in over 100 hours of field experience in a state-of-the-art facility. The TLC is a licensed, NAEYC accredited, Step Up To Quality Five Star Award teaching facility that provides children, ages 16 months through Pre-K, with a developmentally appropriate education using a curriculum that is based on discovery, guided exploration, and play.

Marketing majors at Benedictine participate in a program that incorporates traditional marketing principles, as well as cloud software and social media applications.

Students earn highly sought-after credentials by developing actual marketing plans, working with real clients, and earning software badges and certifications that are prized by employers. Courses in the marketing program are both academically rigorous and project-based. As marketing majors, students receive a strong foundation in the business system and in-depth coverage of the decision-making process on product, price, promotion and marketing channels. Students also have the opportunity to join the collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) at Benedictine. This well-respected, professional marketing organization also works with area companies on real-world marketing projects.

The entrepreneurship minor is crafted to equip students with foundational theories, sharpened critical-thinking capabilities, and practical knowledge that sets the stage for their foray into roles as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs (innovators within established organizations).

This program illuminates the path for them to ideate, promote, and oversee their own business ventures. Students hone skills in market analysis and blueprinting business plans, while also mastering the art of assessing lucrative opportunities. Through immersion in design-thinking methodologies, they challenge traditional knowledge, enabling them to re-envision challenges and carve out distinctive strategies that result in groundbreaking solutions. With the close mentorship of our faculty and staff, students are seamlessly directed towards the subsequent phases of their entrepreneurial pursuits.

If you’re considering pursuing a career as a paralegal, obtaining a formal education and earning your associate degree is a smart move. Employers often prefer candidates who can demonstrate their commitment to earning their associate degrees over candidates without degrees. Generations College is proud to offer the paralegal associate degree program that Chicago legal professionals and employers respect and trust. 

Earning your Associate of Science degree in Paralegal Studies from Generations College shows prospective employers that you have learned the skills you need to hit the ground running and be a successful member of their legal team. While some paralegal certificate programs may be enticing because they allow you to obtain a certificate faster than earning your degree, certificate programs do not mean you are a certified paralegal. Graduating from an accredited and approved community college paralegal studies program, like Generations College's Paralegal Studies degree program, is the first step to becoming certified and can give you a more solid foundation on which to build your career. 

As a marketing major in the Brennan School of Business, you’ll engage a powerful, values-based curriculum that will enable you not only to sell products but also to drive the growth of businesses and organizations—and even improve the lives of others.

This is not business as usual

In small classes, you’ll work side-by-side with an outstanding faculty that includes Fulbright scholars, successful authors and top-level corporate leaders. You’ll master the marketing knowledge and skills that can make or break a business or nonprofit organization. You’ll learn by hands-on, real-world experience— analyzing the ways consumers think and act, building advertising and digital marketing plans, and making smart, strategic decisions about product development, pricing, placement and positioning. In a curriculum deeply rooted in the liberal arts, you’ll learn about leadership, persuasion, and the subtle art of communicating within organizations and across cultures. This fascinating, high-impact major will prepare you to help the organizations of today and tomorrow flourish in a fast-moving global economy.

More ways to learn, on campus and beyond

Extensive practical experience is built into Brennan’s marketing curriculum. Our practicums and internships draw on Chicago’s incredible business resources. We make our connections your connections, so you can collaborate with business leaders to solve actual marketing problems, and test drive your dream job in the real world. You’ll dive deep into the ethical and legal implications of marketing practices. To gain a global business perspective, you can choose from study abroad programs on four continents. You may even qualify for our first-rate Accelerated MBA—a pathway to a completed MBA in just one additional year of study.

The entrepreneurship minor is crafted to equip students with foundational theories, sharpened critical-thinking capabilities, and practical knowledge that sets the stage for their foray into roles as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs (innovators within established organizations).

This program illuminates the path for them to ideate, promote, and oversee their own business ventures. Students hone skills in market analysis and blueprinting business plans, while also mastering the art of assessing lucrative opportunities. Through immersion in design-thinking methodologies, they challenge traditional knowledge, enabling them to re-envision challenges and carve out distinctive strategies that result in groundbreaking solutions. With the close mentorship of our faculty and staff, students are seamlessly directed towards the subsequent phases of their entrepreneurial pursuits.