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Dec 04, 2024
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2019-2020 School of Graduate Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Early Childhood Education, Advanced Studies, Master of Education
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Purpose:
This program is designed for either 1) individuals who already hold an initial license in Early Childhood Education who, with requisite experience as a teacher of record, wish to qualify and apply for a professional license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or 2) individuals with prior experience in the field (as either a teacher or administrator in a public school, a private school, a Head Start or child care or out-of-school-time program setting) who are seeking further professional development in the field.
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Core Courses (18 credits)
Electives
Complete one of the following strands:
Advanced Teaching Strand (select 4)
Early Education and Care Strand (select 4)
Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom (select 4)
Emergent Literacy Strand (select 4)
Special Education Strand (select 4)
Entrepreneurship Strand (select 4)
Advanced Early Childhood Practice Strand (select 4)
Education Certificates
Any education certificate (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder) or licensure-only program (e.g., Elementary Education, Reading, Special Education, or TESOL), or coordinator approved 4-course cluster may be substituted for a strand with approval of the coordinator. Candidates who choose to replace the strand with a certificate or licensure only program must apply to that program independent of their early childhood program. Candidates who choose to replace the strand with a certificate or licensure program may exceed 33 credits in completing their degree.
Special Education Licensure-only strand (all of the following)
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