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Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education
21 Credits
IU East offers an online Early Childhood Education Certificate. This graduate certificate is designed for students who already possess a bachelor’s degree. It will not lead to an initial teacher license. Our online early childhood courses are designed to examine the components essential to effective early childhood programs and explore practical, research-based strategies for creating environments where all children and families can thrive and grow.
Who Would Benefit from this Online Certificate?
The population would include, but not be limited to, the following: Child care staff and teachers, Family child care providers, Preschool teachers, Head Start and Early Head Start staff, Program directors, Special educators, Early intervention specialists, Child Development Associates.
This online graduate certificate is open to students from numerous professional or academic backgrounds who desire to gain a documented concentration in teaching in early childhood environments. Students pursuing the certificate are not required to be enrolled in a master's degree program. Financial Aid may be available.
This program is part of the School of Education.
Admissions
Alongside acceptance to IU East as a degree or non-degree seeking graduate student, students enrolling and completing courses toward the Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Assessment program will be required to have earned a BS, BA, MS, or MA with a minimum overall GPA of 2.7; submit a two to three page personal statement clearly explaining their background and the reasons why they wish to pursue this particular certificate; and review the graduate advising form provided by the School of Education.
Courses
Core courses:
- EDUC-E 505 Organization and Administration of Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 506 Curriculum in Early Childhood (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 507 Evaluation of Classroom Behavior (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 508 Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 509 Internship in Elementary/Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 525 Advanced Curriculum study in Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- EDUC-E 555 Human Diversity in Education (3 Credits)