• The Early Childhood Education Program offers two Masters degrees. The Master of Education degree (MEd) is for individuals who already hold teacher certification. The Master of Arts in Teaching degree program (MAT ECCO) is for individuals who wish to gain initial certification to teach PK-5th grades along with earning a Masters degree.
  • Graduates are eligible to apply for certification after coursework, supervised practicum, student teaching, and all appropriate testing is complete.
  • The M.Ed. is for certified early childhood teachers and is a 36 credit hour program that leads to eligibility for T5 (Master’s level) certification in Georgia. Entrance requirements are a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA and a GRE score of 850 or higher (with at least a 400 on each subtest), or an MAT score of at least 402. Application deadlines for U.S. applicants are: March 1st to begin in Summer or Fall Semesters; and October 1st to begin in Spring Semester.