As with other NCTQ reports, it evaluates only a small fraction of preparation programs — in this case, only 5 % (or less) of early childhood
education degree programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree levels — and uses NCTQ's signature «research» methodology: a document review of syllabi, handbooks, and student observation templates.
Arizona State University also offers several master
of education degree programs in curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, and educational technology.
All of Creighton University's
teacher education degree programs in elementary and secondary education are accredited by state, regional, and national accrediting agencies, including the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Northwest Missouri State University has a well respected
undergraduate education degree program offered on campus as well as the Horace Mann Lab school for kindergarten through sixth grade and the Phyllis and Richard Leet Center laboratory school for early childhood.
For the past three years, U.S. News & World Report has rated the University of Florida College of Education among America's best online
graduate education degree programs.
Through its Department of Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University offers a Master of Higher
Education degree program as well as two doctoral programs in higher education that give students the knowledge needed to research, analyze, and manage others in postsecondary education.
While it is more selective than some other Arkansas schools
with education degree programs, with only a 70 % acceptance rate, it provides high quality teacher education for students interested in teaching in Arkansas.
Different schools offer
different education degree programs, so that students who are interested in particular educational fields, such as early childhood education or science education, can acquire an Arkansas teaching license in a manner that suits their interests and academic strengths.
The online UAH master's of
education degree program requires 33 credit hours for completion and has five concentration areas available: ESOL — English as second or other language, elementary, reading education, autism spectrum disorders, and secondary education.
Graduate students who are members of the International Reading Association and the South Carolina State Council of the International Reading Association; must enroll in a South Carolina
college education degree program; minimum of two years experience teaching in a classroom and one year participating in local council activities.
The
music education degree program at Nazareth College prepares future teachers through the direct experience of teaching and performing, as well as intensive academic study.
Each year, a dozen candidates in a master's or
undergraduate education degree program — called interns by the university's school of education — do a yearlong internship in Mitchell Elementary School or Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor.
Many colleges and universities are offering accredited Early
Childhood Education degree programs that equip graduates with the knowledge and skills they need to help young children develop during their extremely important early years.
The state will respond to a recently conducted higher education inventory, which found that
education degree programs at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels need to expand their focus on infants and toddlers.
It began online courses in 1999 and has a wide range of online degree programs, including a fully online Master
of Education degree program.
In addition, because the NSC data contain information only on enrollment in formal higher -
education degree programs, we survey all spring 2014 online applicants to capture other forms of education and training.
Undergraduate education programs at the University of Michigan do not accept students until their third year of study, though students may wish to take specific course sequences prior to acceptance in order to speed their progress through
the education degree program once accepted.
Applicants must be residents of South Carolina, must meet high academic standards, and must have at least declared intent to enroll in
an education degree program.
Many colleges and universities are offering accredited Early Childhood
Education degree programs that equip graduates with the knowledge and skills they need to help young children develop