Overview

The Early Childhood Education degree from Kent State University also allows you to earn a level one Primary Years Program certificate with the International Baccalaureate (IB).

Key Features

The Early Childhood Education degree from Kent State University is for qualified students who possess at least a baccalaureate in a discipline other than teacher education.

The Early Childhood Education degree from Kent State University leads to Ohio licensure for teaching children in pre-kindergarten through grade five. Students have intensive, supervised field experiences in pre-school, primary and upper elementary grades, including those in urban/diverse settings.

This degree program requires 19 months of full-time study, which begins in mid-May of odd years and ends with a final student teaching experience and a December graduation.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Co-construct curriculum as a co-worker with learners and others (parents, families, colleagues and community members) to make sound decisions for learning and teaching experiences, as opposed to being passive receivers of prescribed curriculum.

Synthesize conceptual understandings of children, theory, content, technology and socio-cultural contexts into meaningful activities and opportunities for learning with all students from pre-kindergarten to grade five.

Engage in the habit of self-assessment in order to continually uncover unknown possibilities in children’s learning, classroom practice, educational theory and one’s own teaching identity in the local and global context.

Become committed to the children and their learning, the families and the local community while having an awareness of the global context.

Engage in continuous self-improvement and lifelong learning.

Apply skills, knowledge and dispositions to challenge "questionable" policies that limit opportunities for all children.

Utilize research and theory to develop varied and effective pedagogies and assessments that will positively impact all students’ learning (learning and teaching is a transdisciplinary practice).

Advocate as ethical leaders and moral agents striving for social justice.

Acknowledge and practice multiple, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multiracial, multi- social and -economic and multilingual perspectives in a global society.

Careers

Graduates of Kent State University's M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education are prepared for specialized career opportunities in the early childhood education industry.

Education teachers, postsecondary

Elementary school teachers, except special education

Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Preschool teachers, except special education

Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intercultural Dimensions Of Teaching And Learning

Inquiry Into Professional Practice

Critical Inquiry: The International Baccalaureate Framework

Teaching Social Studies In K-5 Classrooms

Teaching Phonics And Word Study

Teaching Mathematics In The Elementary Years

Teaching Science In The Elementary Years

Teaching Readers In The Elementary Years

Teaching Writers In The Elementary Years

Teaching Mathematics In The Elementary Years

Development And Pedagogy In Upper Elementary School

Social Studies And The Arts In Preschool

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

64 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.75

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale

Official transcript(s)

Goal statement

Questions in Anticipation of Licensure form

Supplemental form

Two letters of recommendation

Interview

English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency

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Tuition Fee

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International

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 18 months.
National

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 18 months.
In-State

10706 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10706 USD per year during 18 months.

Living costs for Kent

1036 - 1710 USD /month

Living costs

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