{"id":357,"date":"2024-10-25T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:03:28","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/prospective-students\/bachelors\/application\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Instructions- Bachelors of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/files\/2024\/10\/iStock-1431056963-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;28%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||38px||true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; 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