Overview

The Early Childhood Education Major is offered by Fitchburg State University. Students within the early childhood education concentration may pursue initial teacher licensure as an early childhood teacher (PreK-2) by completing an early childhood education major.

Key Facts

In this concentration students will learn the theory, research, and pedagogy necessary to teach young children through the early childhood education major and develop interdisciplinary studies content knowledge through their general education coursework. Throughout the program of study, students will complete several field-based experiences in early childhood education public school settings, which will be supervised by mentor teachers and university faculty supervisors. These field-based experiences will provide students with opportunities to observe and participate in early childhood instruction that incorporates what students are learning in their educational pedagogy classes, as well as what they are learning in their general education courses. Students will complete a formal practicum for their early childhood education major as required for initial teacher licensure. This program meets the standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Special Education

Developing Culturally Proficient Educators for a Democratic Society

Inclusive Education

Speech and Language Development for Diverse Learners

The Art and Science of Education
Child Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00 , National

More details

Fitchburg State has Rolling Admissions.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fitchburg, 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

Application
Official High School Transcript (must be received directly from School)
Course by Course Evaluation of ALL Transcripts
Results from an English Proficiency Exam

Optional Materials:

SAT or ACT Scores
Letters of Recommendation
Essay
Resume

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

7050 USD / year

≈ 7050 USD / year
Out-of-State

7050 USD / year

≈ 7050 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

970 USD / year

≈ 970 USD / year

Additional Details

New England Regional $1455/ year

Living costs

Fitchburg

United States

918 - 1900 USD / month

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