Overview

The degree leads to preparation for Connecticut teacher certification with a focus in birth to age 5 or pre-kindergarten to grade 3.

You’ll receive extensive professional preparation through core theory, site-based observations, real-world fieldwork experiences, and two student teaching semesters in area schools.

All programs help shape our students’ professional identity in early childhood education and develop the professional skills to succeed in the field.

Key Features

Our Early Childhood Education program at University of Hartford is distinctive by design:

Learning focuses on the complete early childhood span from infants through age 8.

The program integrates understanding of typical and atypical child development to prepare students to teach children across the learning spectrum.

Cross-disciplinary coursework includes early childhood development, psychology, sociology, and teacher preparation.

Our small class sizes allow students to receive plenty of individual mentoring from our experienced faculty.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Education: Schooling and Human Services

Psychology of Exceptionalities

Educational Psychology

Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning: Effective Interactions with Children

Assessment of the Whole Child

Working with Families and Community Services

Language, Literacy, and Linguistic Diversity

Early Childhood Curriculum Development

Student Teaching: Nursery-Kindergarten

Contemporary Topics in Early Childhood Education
Infants and Toddlers: Development and Assessment

Programs and Curriculum for Normal and Special-Needs Infants and Toddlers

Student Teaching: Infant/Toddler

Reading and Language Arts Instruction
Early Childhood (K-3) Integrated Curriculum

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

More details

Applications submitted after the respective program deadline will be reviewed on a space-available basis.

Language

English

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Credits

125 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

West Hartford, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An application form submitted online.

An official transcript of the secondary school record; official college transcripts, if any.

A letter of recommendation.

Provide Proof of Financial Support.

Provide your Level of English Language Proficiency.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

47052 USD / year

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Out-of-State

47052 USD / year

≈ 47052 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

47052 USD / year

≈ 47052 USD / year

Living costs

West Hartford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

West Hartford

Funding

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