Master of Arts in Education - Early Childhood Education

The Early Childhood Education MA provides educators with advanced knowledge and training in research, theory, and practice for working with children and families in multicultural and multilingual early childhood settings. The program attracts both local and international early childhood educators committed to social and educational change in the field. Special emphasis is placed on teacher inquiry, documentation, and reflection as a foundation for transformative early childhood education. Veteran faculty members provide engaging courses, frequent mentoring, and research opportunities. Late afternoon and evening courses with a mix of in-person and online class sessions. Courses taken for this program can qualify for Teacher and Administrator levels of the California Child Development Matrix. Special education certificate also available.

To meet the minimum eligibility standards for graduate study at San Francisco State, an applicant must: 1.Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, or shall have completed equivalent academic preparation as determined by the appropriate campus authority; 2.be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended; 3.Have a 3.0 GPA or better in their earned undergraduate degree or the last 60-semester (90-quarter) units completed, or have earned a post-baccalaureate degree; and 4.Meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations, as appropriate campus authorities may prescribe. In unusual circumstances, a campus may make exceptions to these criteria. Statement of purpose: A clear and well-organized statement of purpose that states the following: Your professional competencies & goals, and your goals for graduate school and the future: describe what you have done previously in early childhood education and what you were doing now and what you hope to do once you get our degree. Your level of competency in languages other than English, if you are bilingual and/or bi-literate Two letters of recommendation that include the following topics: Your academic ability to pursue graduate work (from a professor or instructor) Your professional experiences teaching young children or adults (from an administrator or other professional educators) For the letters of recommendation please address the letters on letterhead to the Early Childhood Coordinators: Dr. Mina Kim and Dr. Daniel Meier Transcript(s) from every college or university attended Current and complete resume or CV IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL IBT-80, PBT-550, PTE- 59