About the course

The Licensed Teacher program with a concentration in Early Childhood Education provides early childhood educators with an advanced professional degree and qualifications beyond licensure. Course work for the degree includes a focus on scholarly research, statistical analysis, and writing for professional journals.? This degree is also suitable for early childhood teachers who wish to pursue a doctoral degree, but is also for early childhood teachers who wish to improve and update their professional competency in teaching and enrich their teaching expertise for becoming master teachers. Completion of the program requirements leads to the upgrade of the teaching license to the Postgraduate Professional level or its equivalent from another state.

　　Courses taught through a mixture of face-to-face and asynchronously online instruction

　　A relevant curriculum taught by Ph.D. prepared faculty with classroom experience

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Norfolk
Fall (September), 2024	Norfolk
Spring (January), 2025	Norfolk
Fall (September), 2025	Norfolk
Spring (January), 2026	Norfolk

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Old Dominion University

All students must apply for and be admitted into the approved M.S.Ed in Secondary Education, 6-12, with initial licensure program. For admission to the Campus-Based emphasis area, the following criteria must be met:

　　A bachelor?s degree from a regionally accredited college/university is required in the liberal arts and sciences (or equivalent). The degree must include semester hours (which meet Virginia?s stated coursework competencies) in one of the following content areas: English, mathematics, earth science, chemistry, biology, or physics, and history/social studies, which will be listed on the license.

　　Students must meet the required criteria for admission by passing the Virginia Board of Education prescribed assessments and earning the minimum required grade point averages (GPA).

　　Only courses that meet the grade required for the academic major or professional education will be accepted for admission in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies.

　　An application for graduate studies and official transcripts must be submitted by the appropriate deadline for admission. Under certain circumstances, applicants who do not fully meet the requirements for regular admission to the program may be admitted on a provisional basis subject to conditions specified by the graduate program director for secondary education. GPA of 2.8.

　　TOEFL IBT 79 TOEFL Paper-Based 550 IELTS 6.5 overall PTE Academic Test 53

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Old Dominion University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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