To download the ECE program planning guide in .pdf click here: ECE Planning Guide. You must bring your ECE planning guide with you to every advising session you attend.  Please do not confuse the ECE planning guide with the CI planning guide.  For our specialization, we use a separate ECE planning guide.  Please fill out the planning guide and keep it up to date.

There are several main coursework components to the Master Specialization in Early Childhood Education (ECE) that students must consider.  First, we offer a 30 credit core set of courses and 15 elective credits that students must take to complete this program specialty area. Next, the ECE Specialization core currently overlaps 3 courses with the regular Master's in Curriculum and Instruction (CI) program core (CI581, CI580, & CI560).  The remaining courses in the ECE Specialization are designed more specifically for the early childhood professional. While your degree terminates in a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction on your diploma, you will also receive a specialization certificate of completion in ECE.

You and your advisor will determine the remaining 15 elective credits to best match your educational interests and professional development. Additionally, some core courses may be negotiated for changes, done in consultation with your advisor and determined by your advisor before a course has been taken in place of another.