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Seton Hill's Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood Education is designed just for people who want to earn their master's 学位 and early childhood teaching certification together. 这个独特的项目, housed within the School of Education and Applied Social Sciences, is dedicated to the preparation of classroom teachers who:

• Provide students with equitable and differentiated learning opportunities.
• Communicate in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways.
• Advocate for socially-conscious change. 

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Why Earn Your Early Childhood Education MAT at Seton Hill?

• 30 credit master’s in teaching program combines online courses with in-person field experience and 12 weeks of student teaching.
• 为你的 teaching certification in Pre-K to Grade 4 while earning a master's 学位.
• 不需要GMAT或GRE 申请参加这个项目.
• Seton Hill offers graduate students 经济援助，学费折扣 and comprehensive enrollment support.
• 所有 instructors have classroom experience.
• 你可以 一年内毕业 as a full-time student (two courses per eight-week session) or in two years part-time (one course per eight-week session).
• As a leader in the use of mobile technology for teaching and learning, Seton Hill will prepare you for today’s classroom as well as tomorrow’s.
• 西顿希尔大学's on-campus 儿童发展中心 is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and is an active resource for all Seton Hill Education 项目.
• 你会收到 始终如一的个人支持 from an academic advisor, keeping you on track for graduation and career goals.
• 我们的 Career and Professional Development Center can assist you with everything from writing a resume to finding a position – and the Center will continue to be available to you after you graduate.

引人入胜的课程，包括:

• Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogy
• Instructional Strategies: English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics
• Structured Literacy: Language Development, The Science of Reading
• Restorative Practices: Assessment and Classroom Management
• Creative Thinking: Integrating the Arts, Movement and Play
• 行动研究研讨会

After Earning This Degree, You'll Be Able to:

• Provide culturally-relevant instruction to students (Pre-K-Grade 4) across the curriculum.
• Supplement core instruction with structured literacy practices.
• Implement accommodations for students with disabilities in inclusive settings.
• Deliver a standards-based curriculum with developmentally appropriate strategies.
• Use action research to examine and improve their own practice.
• Engage in continuous collaborative learning with families, colleagues and stakeholders.

扎实的职业前景

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the career outlook for certified elementary educators is solid. In 2022, the median annual wage for kindergarten and elementary school teachers exceeded $61,000. Seton Hill's MAT in Early Childhood Education can prepare you for a career in:

• Public, Private and Parochial 学校
• 收养和儿童照顾机构
• Alternative School, Preschool and After-School 项目
• 教育软件设计
• State and Federal Education Assistance and Support 项目
• 辅导计划
• 教材开发

Streamlined Admission Requirements

• A completed graduate study application form (现在在线免费申请!).
• A bachelor's 学位 from an accredited institution (any major) and official undergraduate transcripts 来自所有就读院校.
• 官方成绩单(s) from any institution(s) in which postbaccalaureate or graduate course work was completed.
• One letter of recommendation written by an appropriate professional.
• 当前简历.
• A personal statement explaining how the Seton Hill graduate program can help you accomplish your professional goals.

In addition to the admission requirements above, applicants to the Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood Education must have:

• 维持最少3个.0 GPA while earning an undergraduate 学位.
• Completed at least 6 credits of mathematics, 3 credits of composition and 3 credits of literature. Students who do not meet the course requirements may complete them concurrently during the Summer Session, either at Seton Hill or another accredited institution. 

准备申请? This popular program has 1 start date a year, in June - so don't delay!

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