Individuals who are or have been an incumbent worker in an early childhood setting and who have an AAS in Early Childhood or an AA degree are eligible to pursue a bachelor’s degree at EIU via the ECACE curricular pathway. For candidates transferring with an AA degree, candidates must have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours or equivalency coursework that can be used toward meeting the ECACE curriculum requirements. Completion of degree and licensure requirements results in candidates earning a Professional Educators License (PEL) with an early childhood (birth to grade 2) endorsement.