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The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5--ECCO)
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program is intended for individuals who hold a bachelors degree and wish to gain teaching certification while working on a master’s degree. The MAT in Early Childhood Education culminates in certification for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5.
This is a non-cohort program that can be completed either part-time or full-time, though it does include one semester of full-time student teaching. New students are admitted once a year and begin the program in the Maymester session. All application materials must be received by the third Friday in January. Most required courses are offered only on the Athens campus.
The degree program normally requires 51 semester hours. However, depending on the range of courses taken as an undergraduate, individual students may be required to take more coursework to make up for deficiencies as identified in advisement. Extra coursework will be designed to meet the expectations for certification as an elementary school teacher.
Program Planning and Advisement
Program of Study for the MAT in Early Childhood Program (ECCO)
MAT Degree Program Handbook for Pre-K to Grade 5 Program.
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
Admissions Guidelines
All applications are due by the third Friday in January.
Prospective candidates for the MAT in Middle School Education must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. An applicant's cumulative grade point for all undergraduate courses must be 2.8 or above on a four-point scale. Before admission, applicants must have taken either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum score of 850 total and at least 400 verbal and 400 quantitative, or the Miller Analogies Test with a minimum score of 402.
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The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
Application Procedures
Applicants must submit to the Graduate School:
- The Graduate School application form
- Application fee
- Two official copies of transcripts from all institutions attended
- Official scores from GRE or Miller Analogies Test.
Print out the form, fill it out, and send it to the Graduate Coordinator, Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education, 629 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens GA 30602.
The application form, information regarding the GRE and Miller Analogies Test, and other important information are all available at http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html
The department requires three letters of recommendation from individuals acquainted with the applicant’s academic abilities or potential as a teacher. Names of referees must be included in the Graduate School application form, page 3. Letters will be solicited by the Graduate School and submitted on-line.
Finally, applicants must complete the Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood Education application form.
When all of the application materials have been received, they are reviewed by the ECCO faculty in the Early Childhood Program. The faculty makes a recommendation on the application to the Elementary and Social Studies Education Department's Graduate Coordinator who in turn makes a recommendation to the Graduate School. The final decision on admission is made by the Graduate School. Applicants and the department will receive notification directly from the Graduate School concerning a decision on acceptance.
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The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
Program Planning and Advisement
Upon acceptance into the MAT program, students will be assigned to a faculty member for advisement. In consultation with their assigned academic advisors, students plan a program of study aligned to the Grade 5 Program and Advisement Check Sheet. A final program of study must be filed with the Graduate School no later than the first week of the semester in which thestudent plans to graduate. The faculty is responsible for providing academic advisement concerning appropriate course work on program requirements, but students are responsible for conforming to published policies and for carrying out procedural requirements such as filing appropriate forms in a timely manner.
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The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
Program of Study for the Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5)
PROGRAM SUMMARY |
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| Educational Foundations | 6 Semester Hours (3 hours do not apply toward degree) |
| Curriculum and Teaching | 12-15 Semester Hours |
| Psychological Foundations | 3 Semester Hours |
| School Subject Areas | 12-15 Semester Hours |
| Research and Evaluation | 3 Semester Hours |
| Student Teaching | 15 Semester Hours |
| Total Hours | 51 Semester Hours |
For full particulars, especially concerning required sequencing, see Advisement Check Sheet
Educational Foundations (6 credit hours)
Required Course
SPED 2000 Survey of Special Education (undergraduate credit; does not count toward degree)
Elective Courses
CHFD 7150 Families, Schools, and Communities
EDEC 7120 Children’s Social Lives
EDEC 7180 Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools (corequisite: EDEC 7180L)
EDEC 8120 Social Constructivist Approaches to Understanding Classroom Motivation
EDEC 8140 Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents
EDEC 8150 Research and Theory in Family-School-Community Interactions
EDEC 8200 Early Educational Intervention for Young Children Placed At-Risk
EDEC 8201 Social, Economic, and Political Perspectives in the Education of Young Children: Birth to 8
EFND 7020 History of Education in the United States to 1865
EFND 7030 History of Education in the United States since 1865
EFND 7100 Gender and Education
EFND 7110 The African American Educational Experience
EFND 7120 Sociological Theories of Education
EFND 7140 Social and Cultural Context of Teaching
EFND 7200 Multicultural Education in the United States
EFND 8130 Education as Democracy
ELAN 7040 Language and Culture in the Classroom
EPHY 8010 Philosophy of Education
EPHY 8040 Pragmatism and Education
EPHY 8060 Social and Political Philosophies of Education
EPHY 8070 Ethics and Education
SOCI 6060 Sociology of Education
Curriculum and Teaching in Early Childhood Environments (12–15 credit hours)
Required Courses
EDEC 7010 Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7020 Theory and Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7040 Induction to Teaching
Elective Courses
EDEC 7010 Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7050 Problems of Teaching in Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7060 Academic Community Learning
EDEC 7130 Teaching Styles in the Elementary Classroom
EDEC 7160 Instructional Strategies for Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7190 Educational Environments for Young Children: Birth–Eight
EDEC 7420 Organization of Early Childhood Classrooms
Psychological Foundations (3 credit hours)
CHFD 8920 Behavior Problems in Children
EDEC 7110 The Educational Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
EDEC 7200 Developmental Issues of Elementary School Learners
EDEC 8020 Self-Instruction for Classroom Processes
EDEC 8110 Methods for Observing Children in Schools
EDEC 8120 Social Constructivist Approaches to Understanding Classroom Motivation
EDEC 8140 Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents
EPSY 6010 Foundations of Human Development for Education
EPSY 6060 Foundations of Motivation for Education
EPSY 6800 Foundations of Cognition for Education
EPSY 8180 Psychology of Learning and Instruction
School Subject Areas (12–15 credit hours)
Required Courses
EDIT 6150 Introduction to Computer-Based Education
EMAT 6410 Mathematical Learning in PreK–Grade 5
or
EMAT 6420 Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood
READ 6010 Foundations of Reading Instruction
or
READ 6020 Children with Reading Problems
or
READ 6420 Literacy Development and Instruction in Early Childhood
Elective Courses
ARED 7310 Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Study in Art Education
ARED 7350 Teaching Arts in the Elementary School
CHFD 7130 Creative Activities for Young Children
ELAN 6100 Whole Language Teaching in Early Childhood Education
ELAN 6310 Survey of Children’s Literature, Grades P–8
ELAN 6631 Teaching Language-Minority Students
ELAN 7040 Language and Culture in the Classroom
ELAN 7310 Children’s Literature in the Curriculum, Grades P–8
ELAN 7318 Culturally Diverse Children’s Literature
ELAN 7320 Writing Pedagogy, Grades P–8
ELAN 7330 Storytelling and the Oral Tradition, Grades P–8
ELAN 7600 Reading and Writing in a Non-Native Language
ELAN 7630 ESOL, Grades P–12
ELAN 8040 Languages, Cultures, and Literacies
ESCI 6200 Science, Technology, and Society
ESCI 6230 Environmental Science Education
ESCI 6420 Science for Early Childhood Education
ESOC 7420 Social Studies for the Young Child
HPRB 6420 Health in Early Childhood
PEDS 6300 Physical Education for the Elementary School
PEDS 7060 Human Diversity in Curriculum and Instruction
READ 7110 Computer-Based Instruction in Reading Education
READ 7800 Sociopolitical Perspectives in Literacy Education
READ 8300 Culture, Literacy, and the Classroom
READ 6050 Materials for Reading Instruction
Research and Evaluation (3 credit hours)
EDEC 7170 Evaluation of the Elementary School
EDEC 7500 Teacher Action Research
EDEC 8110 Methods for Observing Children in Schools
EPSY 7100 Individual Assessment of Development
ERSH 6200 Methods of Research in Education
Field Experiences and Student Teaching (15 credit hours)
EDEC 7460 Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education
Students are not admitted to EDEC 7460 until they have successfully completed the Exhibition of Readiness for Student Teaching (see Advisement Check Sheet)
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
The state of Georgia has included Early Childhood Education in its list of critical shortages. To recruit teachers to areas of critical shortages, the state created the HOPE Teacher Scholarship Loan. This is a service-cancelable loan. For more information and the application form, go to this web-site:
HOPE Promise Scholarship Aid.
Applications are available annually on 1 June. This is a first-come first-serve application process, and funds are limited. Thus, students should apply as soon after 1 June as possible. Completed applications should be turned in to Kate Character, Office of Student Services, 122 Aderhold.
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood (Pre-K to Grade 5--ECCO)
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