Southern New Hampshire University

If you are passionate about helping young children achieve important developmental milestones and find great joy in fostering a patient and understanding learning environment, this clinical program will help you on your path. Successful completion of this program prepares you for New Hampshire state licensure in Early Childhood Education (pre-K - grade 3) and Early Childhood Special Education (birth - age 8).

This full-time, New Hampshire-based clinical M.Ed. with dual certification in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education will prepare teacher candidates for certification in NH and will ensure that educators have the required skills, competencies, knowledge, and dispositions specifically needed to support the development and learning of students in Early Childhood Education (pre-K - grade 3) and Early Childhood Special education (birth - age 8). This competency-based, iterative program will provide evidence-based research and clinical opportunities that will be analyzed, evaluated, and refined during the Clinical Experiences I, II, III and IV, for a total of 44 weeks of clinical experience.