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Early Childhood Education Certificate in Curriculum Connections

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Campus

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Full Time

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year-round enrollment

Introduction

Early Childhood Education Certificate in Curriculum Connections is a program taught at National University, USA. Intake: year-round enrollment. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (8 courses; usually completed in eight months) options.

The Early Childhood Education Certificate in Curriculum Connections at National University is an undergraduate certificate built around eight courses. It emphasizes how student interest and outcomes relate to curriculum development, with themes that connect curriculum development, observation, and assessment to early childhood learning. Course topics include infants and toddlers in group care settings, curriculum design and alignment with national and state standards, and play as a primary learning modality.

Students also study psychology topics such as biological psychology and motivation; advanced writing that focuses on discipline-specific research strategies; and screening assessment instruments, including selecting, administering, scoring, interpreting, and reporting. The certificate includes responsive environments that strengthen family-school partnerships through case studies, plus report and research paper writing using library and Internet research, information organization, and MLA and APA style formats. The program is online and completed on students’ own time, and it is usually completed in eight months.

In collaboration with the National Head Start Agency, a pathway integrates BA in Early Childhood Education requirements with General Education requirements. This certificate is the third in a series of five required to earn a BA in Early Childhood Education. NHSA students may only participate in a certificate pathway to the BA ECE.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Early Childhood Education Certificate in Curriculum Connections at National University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by National University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by National University as pre-requiste for admission in Early Childhood Education Certificate in Curriculum Connections.

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Application fee: $0. No essays/exams.