Online Learning Success
Develop the practical strategies and tools required to plan curricula, and strengthen your ability to create caring and respectful learning environments.
Walden's MS in Early Childhood Studies program now offers two ways to complete your program. Choose from traditional Course-based learning or Tempo Competency-based options.
This unique option allows you to:
Next Start Date: February 1, 2021
Transfer Credits: Up to 15 credits
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Course-Based LearningThe standard, guided pace to earn your degree. | Tempo Competency-Based LearningThe flexible pace ideal for some students. | |
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Time | Structured schedule | Flexible schedule |
Pace | Deadlines to make steady progress | Set your own pace, and speed up or slow down when needed |
Tuition | Pay by the course | All-you-can-learn subscription fee |
Support | Faculty guide you through your courses as you earn your degree | Faculty support when you need it and a personal academic coach |
Expert Walden Faculty | ||
Tuition Savings and Financial Aid* | ||
Accreditation | ||
Specializations |
Course-Based LearningThe standard, guided pace to earn your degree | Tempo Competency-Based LearningThe flexible pace ideal for some students. |
---|---|
Time | |
Structured schedule | Flexible Schedule |
Pace | |
Deadlines to make steady progress | Set your own pace, and speed up or slow down when needed |
Tuition | |
Pay by the course | All-you-can-learn subscription fee |
Support | |
Faculty guide you through your courses as you earn your degree | Faculty support when you need it and a personal academic coach |
Expert Walden Faculty | |
Tuition Savings and Financial Aid* | |
Accreditation | |
Specializations | |
*May not be available for all degree programs.
Learn how to apply evidence-based instructional and assessment practices to support student literacy and learning across content areas.
Zero in on teaching and learning at the preschool level, with a focus on planning and implementing lessons and assessments for young learners.
Learn practical strategies and tools required to address diversity and how you can create a caring and respectful environment.
Prepare for roles in a variety of areas in the early childhood field, including:*
*Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
A bachelor's degree or higher is required for entrance into this program. You will also be required to submit a completed online application, employment history, and official transcripts.
Your enrollment specialist will help you gather all of the required materials, starting with your application and continuing all the way through your first day of classes.Tuition costs will vary depending on your previous education. Get in touch with a Walden Enrollment Specialist today at 855-203-5779 , to learn more about tuition costs for this program and financial aid options.
Walden’s Enrollment Specialists are committed to helping identify and leverage opportunities for you to save money on your education."Walden is so much more than an online university; it is a university that cares about your success as a person."
Note on Teacher Licensure or Certification
Walden offers both state-approved educator licensure programs as well as programs and courses that do not lead to licensure or endorsements. Prospective students must review their state licensure requirements prior to enrolling. For more information, please refer to www.waldenu.edu/edulicensure.
Prospective Alabama students: Contact the Teacher Education and Certification Division of the Alabama State Department of Education at 1-334-242-9935 or www.alsde.edu to verify that these programs qualify for teacher certification, endorsement, and/or salary benefits.
Prospective Washington state students are advised to contact the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction at 1-360-725-6275 or prof.educ@k12.wa.us to determine whether Walden’s programs in the field of education are approved for teacher certification or endorsements in Washington state. Additionally, teachers are advised to contact their individual school district as to whether this program may qualify for salary advancement.
*Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) IPEDS database. Collected using Burning Glass Technologies. Retrieved February 2020, using CIP code 13.1210 (Early Childhood Education and Teaching), 13.1207 (Montessori Teacher Education), and 13.1209 (Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching). Includes 2017–18 provisional data.
ONGOING MILITARY OFFER:
A 15% tuition reduction for servicemembers, veterans of the U.S. armed forces, employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and their spouses.*
*A 15% tuition reduction is available to new students who are servicemembers, veterans of the U.S. armed forces, or employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This tuition reduction is also available if you are a spouse of a servicemember, veteran, or employee of the VA. This tuition reduction cannot be retroactively applied. Tuition reductions are applicable to tuition only and do not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees needed for a course.
Walden may change the tuition reduction offered hereunder at any time, but such change will not affect the tuition reduction for students who are currently enrolled at Walden and using the existing tuition reduction. All tuition reductions, grants, or scholarships are subject to specific eligibility requirements. Contact a Walden University Enrollment Specialist for details.
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