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Master of Education in Birth through Kindergarten Education

Birth through Kindergarten Education is designed for licensed teachers who wish to earn a master鈥檚 license, further their professional development, and pursue National Board Certification.

The graduate program offers both small, informal classes or fully online instruction.

The program is designed to be completed in 18 months, with a full summer schedule of
classes. Students can also transfer for up to 9 grad credits.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor鈥檚 degree from accredited institution
  • Official transcript from any institutions from which the applicant seeks to transfer credits
  • Grade-point average of 3.0 or higher at the undergraduate level
  • A valid and active NC initial license in the appropriate teaching area
  • Submission of an essay
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Transcript evaluation by a NACES-approved agency for any qualifying degree earned outside of the United States, and for evaluation of transfer credit  
  • Photocopy of a Visa (for international students)
  • 3.0 GPA with no more than one C; no grade of F
  • Presentation of Research

Professional Studies:

  • EDU 6110 Introduction to Educational Research (3)
  • EDU 6310 School, Community, and Family Collaboration (3)
  • EDU 6580 Current Issues in Education (3)
  • SPE 6900 Teacher as Researcher: Research Implementation in Special Education (3)

Specialty Studies:

  • BKE 5730 Advanced Studies in Curriculum Theory for Early Childhood Settings (3)
  • BKE 6320 Analysis and Design of Early Childhood Environments (3)
  • BKE 6350 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education (3)
  • BKE 5280 Exceptionality, Diversity and Difference (3)

Electives:

Choose two elective graduate courses (5000- or 6000-level) in areas outside of the major to complete degree requirements.

The Birth-Kindergarten Program courses and instructional experiences are designed with guidance from the  (NAEYC), the  (ACEI) and the  of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC/CEC). The standards of these national specialty professional associations have shaped a program that emphasizes teacher development in the areas of assessment, leadership, diversity and reflective best practices.


To Apply

If you are a first-time applicant to 每日大赛官网鈥檚 graduate program, please complete the first-time application. 

If you have attended 每日大赛官网 before and would like to reenroll, please complete this abbreviated application for Readmission. 

If you applied for admission within the last year,but did not enroll, please complete this abbreviated Reactivate Application. 

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Faculty Contact:

Susan Connelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Education and Birth through Kindergarten Education Program Coordinator
237 Proctor Hall East
336-272-7102 ext. 5414
sconnelly@greensboro.edu

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 每日大赛官网 class of 2019

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- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of 鈥19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.