MS Early Childhood Education at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Enhance your professional skills in early childhood education through an online master's program ranked among the Top 10 nationwide. UND's master's in Early Childhood Education online program is a non-licensing degree. It prepares you to address the educational needs of children under the age of eight, in a variety of settings.

What you will study

The M.S. degree in Early Childhood Education is available in two options: non-thesis option and the thesis option. The program of study is developed together with the student’s advisor (non-thesis option, 32 credits) or with a student’s thesis committee (thesis option, 30 credits). This program of graduate study can be completed in 18 months going full-time or 24 months going part-time (two courses per semester). Required courses include SPED 510 Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education; T&L 526 Play in Development and Early Childhood Education; T&L 529 Language Development Cognition in Children; T&L 530 Foundations of Reading Instruction;

Career pathways

Roles include Early Childhood Teacher, Educational Director, Administrator, Curriculum Specialist, Early Intervention Specialist, College Teacher.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies’ current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog. An undergraduate degree in early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or a related field. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.75 for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.0 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A = 4.00). Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies’ English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog. Transcripts, recommendations for admission, and a personal statement, i.e., a response to three essay prompts, are part of the School of Graduate Studies and Early Childhood Education application procedure. The personal statement essay should be 2-3 pages in length and the prompts are: What have you already done professionally or personally of which you are proud? Please include a chronological history of all professional teaching and administration experience, as well as academic honors or achievements you earned.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder. Three academic or professional references and a statement of goals are required.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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