Early Childhood/Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 6) EdM

Graduate School of Education

Program Description

Programs in early childhood and childhood education deal with children from preschool up to the middle school years. The programs in early childhood or childhood education are also available with a bilingual extension/specialization. The program in elementary education is designed specifically for graduate students without an undergraduate degree in education, who wish to teach at the early childhood or childhood levels. This program enables those who have majored in approved humanities, social sciences or sciences to pursue a master's degree, and to satisfy birth through grade six certification requirements.

Program Contact

Cait Larson
302 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Email: caitlars@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-1306

Instruction Method

  • In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)

Full/Part Time Options

  • Full Time
  • Part Time

Credits Required

  • 63-66 Hours

Time-to-Degree

  • 2 to 3 Years

Application Fee

  • $50

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).