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Leadership Courses for Visiting/Guest Students

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The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood requires that all early learning Center Directors and Assistant Directors complete ECE 250 - Administration and Supervision of ECE Programs as part of their licensing requirement. Full scholarship is available from OEC to cover this cost. Visiting/Guest students in Leadership roles are also eligible for full OEC scholarship to cover up to 15 additional college credits of our online early childhood leadership courses.

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These are the Leadership Early Childhood Education Courses visiting students may take:

  • ECE 351- Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • ECE 325- Personnel Management in Programs for Young Children
  • ECE 326- Finance in Programs for Young Children
  • EDU 360- Families, Schools, and Communities
  • EDU 290- Adult Learning Theory
How to Register for Courses:
  1. Fill out the Registration Request Form to create your student account.
  2. Once you have received a username and password (emailed to you within 1 to 2 business days), sign into the MyCharterOak portal.
  3. Register for the course:
    • Choose the Home tab.
    • Click Course Registration.
    • Click Add/Drop Courses.
    • Change the term (based on when you want to take the course from the Term Drop Down Menu).
    • Change the department to Early Childhood or Education using the Department Drop Down Menu and click 'search' to register for the following: ECE 250- Admin and Supervision of ECE Programs. (This is a prerequisite course prior to taking all other courses)
    • Be sure Undergraduate is selected from the Division Drop Down Menu.
    • Click Search Course to select the course you are registering for.
    • Check the open check box to the left of the course.
    • Click Add Courses.

If you have already taken ECE 250 - Admin and Supervision in ECE Programs, and would like to take the additional courses, please log on to the MyCharterOak Student Portal to obtain a copy of your transcript from ECE 250- Admin and Supervision of ECE Programs. If you have taken this course at another college, please go to that college website to obtain your transcript. You will not need to retake this course.

Verify your Employment in the OEC Registry
  1. Log in to your OEC registry account.
  2. Click on the profile editor.
  3. Verify that your employment has been confirmed. If so, you are ready to move to the next step.

Please note that OEC may request additional information from you. Financial Aid documents are not required for visiting students requesting scholarships.

To Apply for OEC Scholarship:

Confirm with your Center Director that you are working in a OEC licensed facility before submitting scholarship request.

  1. Log in to your OEC registry account.
  2. Click on My Scholarships.
  3. Click on Request Scholarship Assistance.
  4. Click to apply for the following:
    • College credit course tuition
    • Vendor: Charter Oak State College
    • Semester: Summer, Fall, or Spring (depending on when you are registered for your course)
    • Add Courses
    • List all courses you are registered to take.
      • Student Service Fee
      • Technology Fee
      • Goal: Select one of the two Leadership education goals.
  5. Submit scholarship request, monitor your inbox for status updates

It will be important for you to complete the process as soon as possible to secure your scholarship for courses.