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Candidate Study Plans 

Select from the menu below to download/view the MA Early Childhood Education Candidate Study Plans.  The documents are in PDF format. 

•  MA Early Childhood Education, Option 1 - for candidates who hold elementary or secondary certification (updated 8-2012)
• MA Early Childhood Education, Option 2 - for candidates without any current certification (updated 8-2012)
•  MA Early Childhood Education, Option 3 - for candidates who already hold current early childhood certification (updated 8-2012) 

About your Candidate Study Plan  

Your candidate study plan will be developed with an academic advisor before the end of your first trimester of enrollment. Your advisor will explain your degree program and develop a plan that will lead to degree completion. The candidate study plan will detail the current degree requirements for your major in effect at the time of your admission as a degree-seeking candidate. It will specify the amount of transfer credit applied toward the degree requirements; the total credit-hour requirement for the degree; required and elective courses; and the maximum number of credit-hours and/or courses that can be taken off campus and applied toward the degree. 

All candidates are encouraged to contact their Division of Education academic advisor for additional information. 

The study plan must be reviewed and updated whenever a candidate: 

• applies for acceptance of transfer credit earned from another institution after enrollment at Governors State University; 
• wishes to substitute course work specified on the plan; 
• changes majors; or 
• is readmitted. 

Candidates who choose to take courses not specified in their study plans may find that such credit may not apply toward the degree requirements. 

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