The curriculum for the Master of Science in Early Childhood Education involves a minimum of 36 semester hours of study, 24 semester hours of which must be in ECE & EDCI (degree program for individuals without a Texas teaching certificate). The outline of studies is as follows:
| Research (3 semester hours) | ||
| EDCI 595 | Research Lit Tech (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| Required courses in the major (21 semester hours) | ||
| ECE 535 | Math Sci Social Stud Curr | 3 |
| ECE 536 | LITERACY DEV IN THE EARLY YRS | 3 |
| ECE 537 | Creative Expression in the Art | 3 |
| ECE 538 | Clsrm Management Tchrs | 3 |
| ECE 548 | Dsgn Inquiry-Based Lrng | 3 |
| ECE 560 | Early Child Curric Design | 3 |
| ECE 561 | Child Development | 3 |
| Required Support Courses (6 semester hours) | ||
| BLED 501 | GLB/Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education | 3 |
| EDCI 559 | Diversity & Equity in Edu | 3 |
| Electives (6 semester hours) | ||
| Approved electives - 6 semester hours from any graduate courses in the department, college or university other than ECE. | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Courses for which students will be responsible on the master's written comprehensive examination include: ECE 535, ECE 536, ECE 537, ECE 538, ECE 548, ECE 560, ECE 561, and EDCI 559.
Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
