Grow Your Career
ETSU's Early Childhood Education (Early Care and Education Concentration), M.A., is a comprehensive program that prepares students for dynamic roles in program administration, family engagement, community outreach, research, and teaching. Students will build professional skills while completing coursework designed to make a difference in the lives of children and childcare.
Who would be interested in this degree?
This is a non-licensure degree. It is designed for teachers who already have licensure and want a master's degree. Other interested students may include graduate students who are not teachers, but who want to work in early childhood settings outside of public schools.
Strong Foundations
Students will take courses designed to provide a foundation of knowledge concerning the young child, birth through eight years old. These core courses focus on child development, their unique learning abilities, parental influence, designing environments, and research methods, and the history and philosophy of early childhood education.
The Department of Early Childhood Education believes that students and faculty are partners who are engaged in a continual learning process to gain the skills to be teachers, researchers, professionals, and leaders in early care and education.
This online degree program requires 36 credit hours and is completed two courses per semester. The time to completion is two academic years (including two courses each summer).
Program information including curriculum and graduation requirements can be found in the ETSU Graduate Catalog.
Early Childhood Education Mission
Engage in innovative and effective learning experiences that positively impact their lives as well as children, families and the global community.
Advocate for the early care and education profession. Demonstrate excellence in early care and education through the understanding and application of theory, research and practice in a variety of real-world settings.
Appreciate the uniqueness of each individual when preparing the teaching and learning environment.
Honor the culture and diversity of ALL children and families within a changing global and technological society.
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Steps to Apply
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Step 1 - Create your ETSU Application Account
Step 1 Create your ETSU Application Account by choosing the "Sign Up" option
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Step 2 - Sign into the ETSU Application Portal
Step 2 Sign into the ETSU Application Portal and select "Start a New Application"
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Step 3 - Complete the Remaining Fields
Step 3 Choose "Graduate," select your student type (domestic or international), select "Master's," term, then choose Early Childhood Education and complete the remainder of the form.
Cost
Credits to complete this program: 36 credit hours
| TN Residents | eRate (Out of State, 100% online) | Out of State |
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| $646 per credit hour | $805.50 per credit hour | $1,487 per credit hour |
| - Additional fees may be required. - Visit the Paying for College page to read more about costs and financial aid options. - The costs associated with attending ETSU can include both direct and indirect costs. Please review ETSU's Cost of Attendance for more details. |
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