幼儿教育学硕士

该课程旨在满足国家和州的幼儿教育标准，并且将以在线格式提供，以为现任教师和其他人类服务专业人士提供易于访问的硕士学位选择满足劳动力中的新兴需求。幼儿教育硕士 是为没有专门在幼儿期教育背景但对幼儿职业感兴趣或目前已建立的专业人员而设计的。所有课程都需要在合格的P-3设置中进行实验。当前在幼儿领域（学龄前“3年级设置）中工作的专业人员将能够在当前设置中完成大部分实验室工作。
Enhanced academic preparation specific to the early childhood years is proven to be effective in helping teachers support the optimal development of young children, leading to tangible benefits for children across the lifespan including fewer referrals to special education and higher rates of high school completion. UM's early childhood education programs support work-force preparation to meet the growing demand for highly qualified early childhood teachers for our state and nation in public schools, Head Start and Early Head Start, and community-based early childhood programs.<br><br>The Preschool - Grade 3 (P-3) Early Childhood Education Endorsement can be added to a K-8 teaching license to enhance teacher preparation for working with our youngest learners and to meet Montana's new requirement of the P-3 Early Childhood endorsement for all public school preschool teachers.