Early Childhood Education (Non-Licensure), MEd

Department: Elementary and Early Childhood Education

This degree program is offered to early childhood school teachers who already hold a standard level or professional license. In such cases, it is offered for professional development purposes and may be individualized.

Learning Outcomes: CAEP Standards, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standards and NAEYC Standards

Admission Requirements

A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 based upon four years of work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon work completed in the junior or senior years
Three appropriate letters of recommendation
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Students should consult the Admission – Graduate section of the catalog for information regarding graduate program application policies and procedures.

Program of Study

Required courses (15 credits)

Electives (15 credits)

Complete five graduate courses (400-level U/G or 500-level), approved by the program advisor.

Exit requirement

Successful completion of a comprehensive examination is required. Please see Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog for additional information.

Academic Catalog