A single-track or dual-track program may be completed in two years and a summer on a full-time basis, or in three years and two summers on a part-time basis.

• 42 credits (Track I or Track II) or 48 credits (Track III)
• Field placements
• Student-teaching placements
• Master’s project

A typical full-time program Tracks I & II

Summer courses

The Child and the Family (3 credits)

Children’s Literature (3 credits)

Foundations of Education (3 credits)

Theories of Development (3 credits)

Year 1

Language and Literacy I & II (8 credits)

Mathematics and Technology I & II (8 credits)

Observation and Documentation (3 credits)

Advisement seminar

Field placements (180 hours, two age/grade levels)

Year 2

Emergent Curriculum I & II (8 credits)

Children with Special Needs (3 credits)

Practicum seminar

Student-teaching (90 days, two age/grade levels)

Master’s project

Note: In the Track III dual Early Childhood/Childhood Education program, the following three courses that combine content and pedagogy would be taken for 10 credits each: Emergent Curriculum; Language and Literacy; Mathematics and Technology. Field placement, in conjunction with student-teaching requirements, will cover all Track III age/grade areas.