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x remove Education, Instruction and Curriculum, M.Ed. - Early Childhood Education emphasis
Credits Required
33
Format
Location

Classes for graduate students are fully online.

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Coursework

All Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs require a minimum of 33 semester hours.

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Career Options
  • P-12 teaching
  • Special education for early childhood
  • School administration
  • College level professional and administrative positions

Aside from the M.Ed. degree, other education programs are available. Visit gvsu.edu/education/grad for details.

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Application Deadline

Deadline for fall semester is July 15; winter, November 15; spring/summer, March 15. Early application is strongly encouraged to secure course enrollment. Those applications received after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis and program availability. Late applicants should contact program director Kathryn Ohle, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.

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Skills Employers Want

Early childhood development graduates will leave with the following skills:

  • Educational policy and practice
  • Social/cultural foundations of education
  • Inquiry and evaluation
  • Childhood development
  • Administration
  • Supervision
  • Curriculum development
  • Infant and toddler development and curriculum
  • Family and community collaboration
  • Preschool special needs
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