这些为期两年的计划旨在满足宾夕法尼亚州对学前班和幼儿园助理老师以及托儿/学习中心和启蒙计划的入门级要求。拥有副学士学位的学生必须拥有GPA 2.0。对于那些完成了副学士学位并决定继续学业的学生，​​该计划在七年时间内获得的所有合格学分都将转换为PreK-4的四年制学士学位。合格学分是指那些教育课程和LENG 111课程，其成绩为C或更高。幼儿教育和幼儿/特殊教育计划旨在使个人做好成为幼儿园四至四年级常规教育和/或幼儿园至八年级特殊教育中有效的教师的准备。
The early childhood education and early childhood/special education programs are designed to prepare individuals to be effective teachers in preK-4 regular education and/or preK-8 special education. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in development and learning theory, as well as instructional strategies in content areas including language and literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, physical activity and creative arts. When combined with the special education curriculum, teacher candidates in the early childhood program will be eligible for dual certification. Throughout the United States, there is an increased need for special education and English as a Second Language teachers. Gannon's unique developmental field experiences provide a practical, hands-on application of knowledge with a diverse population of young children across all socioeconomic levels and cultural groups.