Graduate Admission
Take the next step in your teaching career with the Early Childhood and Elementary Education programs at Hofstra University. We offer career changers the opportunity to become dually certified in early childhood education (birth-grade 2) and elementary education (grades 1-6). Our Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) specialty training program is geared for certified teachers in grades 1-6 who are seeking professional certification. Learn more about these programs and more below. If you have questions please contact our graduate admission team at 516-463-4723 or graduateadmission@hofstra.edu.
Learn in small class sizes from highly qualified faculty who are actively involved in research and have years of experience as higher education administrators.
Build on your coursework through hands-on field experiences in a variety of early childhood settings, including high-needs schools, culminating in full-time student teaching.
Visit the Hofstra campus or connect with the graduate admission team. We will answer your questions and put you in touch with program faculty or degree candidates to learn more. Contact us at graduateadmission@hofstra.edu, or call 516-463-4723.
Start your application online where you can upload the following documents:
An interview with the program director is required.
Current Hofstra students interested in dual undergraduate/graduate degree study should contact their academic advisor.
Visit the Early Childhood and Elementary Education program page or the Elementary Education: STEM program page to learn more.
International students: Please review additional admission requirements.
The Early Childhood and Elementary Education programs are between 6 and 41 credits.
Visit the program pages below to learn more.
This 32-credit program is for students who will be certified in grades 1-6 prior to the onset of the program.
Dr. Rosebud Elijah is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Early Childhood Education and Dual Early Childhood and Childhood Education Programs at Hofstra. In addition to a background in educational psychology, she incorporates critical and anthropological lenses to teaching and researching human development. Her research aims to improve the contexts of learning and teaching to enhance student and teacher development in the best possible ways.
Dr. Andrea Libresco is a Professor and Co-Director of the Early Childhood Education and Dual Early Childhood and Childhood Education Programs at Hofstra. A former high school social studies teacher and lead teacher for elementary social studies in public schools, she has written on a variety of topics, including standardized testing, exemplary social studies teachers, children's literature, civic engagement, and women's history.
Dr. Amy J. Catalano, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology, is currently appointed to both the library (as the curriculum materials librarian) and the School of Education (director of both secondary science and the MA in elementary STEM).