Early Childhood Education Certificate Requirements

Complete these required courses to earn an online graduate certificate in Early Childhood Education.

Admissions Requirements

A four-year bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university.
An overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or greater for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.0 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A=4.0).
Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Certificate Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
T&L 517	Social Emotional Learning Guidance	3
T&L 526	Play in Development and Early Childhood Education	3
T&L 527	Curricular Foundations in Early Childhood Education	3

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. UND offers graduate certificate programs focused on education, technology, business, and public administration. You must complete your bachelor’s degree before enrolling in a graduate certificate program.

Graduate certificate courses can sometimes be stacked to meet the requirements for a master’s degree. Reach out to the department for clarification prior to entering a graduate certificate program if your desire is to apply your graduate certificate credits to a master’s degree.