Advance your career with a path to endorsement or licensure.
Prepare to teach young children.
Our endorsement and licensure programs will prepare you to teach young children from birth to second grade. Whether you’re currently an Illinois teacher or looking to pivot your master’s degree and become a teacher to young children, our 12-month programs will help you learn methods of teaching that will empower young children to love and excel in school.
With two specific options based on your existing degree or licensure, Erikson offers you two programs to take your career to the next level.
Pivot your existing master’s degree and become a teacher to young children. This intensive, one-year teaching certificate program is open to students who have already been awarded a graduate degree in a discipline similar to education or child development.
Early Childhood Graduate Program Faculty
Learn from the field’s experts.
At Erikson Institute, our nationally recognized faculty share knowledge, research, and experiences to guide tomorrow’s leaders.
Develop close and collaborative relationships with Erikson’s professors — respected voices for children doing the critical work and research to further our practices — and become a leader in your field.
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