All prospective applicants must attend an online information session. The information sessions for the Spring 2025 semester will be as follows: January 28th, 4 p.m., February 11, 5 p.m., February 27, 6 p.m.; March 10th, 4 p.m., March 18th, 5 p.m.  There will be an information session for transfer students from community colleges only on Monday, February 24th at 5 p.m. All information sessions are held on Zoom.

Once you have attended an information session, please make an appointment with either Professor Collett (if you are interested in the Childhood (1-6 grade) Minor to Masters program, or Professor Vanderbilt (Birth-2nd grade) if you are interested in the Early Childhood Minor to Masters program.

After you have met with the coordinator, if you are eligible, your coordinator will open your application on Lehman 360 and send you the link. You will complete Part 1 of the application. See Accessing Lehman 360 User Guide or visit the IT Help Desk for assistance with accessing Lehman 360

If you remain eligible, Part 2 will be open for you to complete. For Part 2, you will need to send recommendation forms to two professors which they will fill out and return to you (or to your coordinator, if they prefer.) Ideally, at least one of these professors taught your ECE minor course. 

Minor to Masters Teaching Certification Program Fillable Recommendation Letter

After your application is complete, if eligible, you will meet with your coordinator on campus for an interview and to complete a writing sample exercise. The writing sample will require you to write a short 400-word essay responding to a question focused on early childhood education.