Overview

Key Facts

The Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education at Northern Michigan University is designed for the practicing early childhood professional seeking to strengthen the opportunities and experiences all young children and families are afforded. This non-licensure program is geared for teachers and assistant teachers working with children, birth through eight, and for those that support those teachers, such as trainers and coaches, quality improvement staff, state licensing consultants, and policymakers.

Guided by a constructivist approach to teaching and learning, with emphasis on inclusion and equity, students examine the complexity of environmental influences on development including family culture and background, adverse childhood experiences, community, systems and policy, and quality of care and education in group settings.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Early Child Development
Application of Theories and Practices within Early Childhood Settings
Early Intervention Birth to Age Eight
Family Partnerships in Early Childhood Education
Assessment in Early Childhood Environments
Childhood Internship with Seminar

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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International students must apply for admission one year prior to their expected start date to ensure sufficient time for application processing.

Language

English

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Credits

31 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Marquette, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Admission Requirement:

Applicants must meet the GPA requirements for graduate school at NMU.
Applicants seeking an early childhood endorsement must hold a valid elementary and/or special education teaching endorsement.
Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree without a valid elementary or special education teaching endorsement seeking to meet the requirements for teaching in an early childhood setting may enroll in the program with the understanding that completion of the master's program will not lead to a teaching endorsement.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16278 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16278 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12822 USD / year

≈ 12822 USD / year

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