Education (Early Childhood Education Plus Licensure) - Masters of Arts
Concentration: Early Childhood Education (plus licensure)
The College of Education's School of Teacher Preparation, Administration and Leadership at New Mexico State University offers a 42 credit Master of Arts in Education Plus Licensure in Early Childhood Education for individuals who have completed a bachelor's degree. The program is designed to meet the professional education course requirements for teacher licensure as a part of a Master of Arts in Education degree program. A full-time student in this program typically completes in 2 years.
Eligible Participants must:
- Completed a bachelor's degree in a closely related field with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher.
- Prerequisites may be required depending on BA degree coursework.
- Be admitted to the NMSU Graduate School
- Be admitted to the College of Education's School of Teacher Preparation, Administration and Leadership
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 5120 | Multicultural Education 1 | 3 |
| EDUC 5140 | Research in Curriculum and Pedagogy 1 | 3 |
| ECED Licensure Course Work | ||
| ECED 5510 | Advanced Teaching and Learning of Literacy | 3 |
| ECED 5420 | Science/Math Curriculum | 3 |
| ECED 5310 | Issues in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECED 5110 | Working with Young Children with Special Needs, Ages 3-8 | 3 |
| ECED 5410 | Seminar on Child Development, Assessment and Well-being of Young Children | 3 |
| ECED 5520 | Literacy Development in Early Childhood | 3 |
| BLED 5120 | The Bilingual Preschool Child | 3 |
| ECED 5220 | Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum | 3 |
| ECED 4810 | Student Teaching/Seminar Early Childhood | 3 |
| SPED 4810 | Early Childhood SPED Student Teaching | 9 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
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Prerequisites to TEP Methods Courses; TEP portfolio can be submitted during the semester in which you are finishing the Core courses.