The Master of Arts in Teaching in Early Childhood Education (3 – 9 year olds) with an emphasis
on Montessori education is a unique program designed for teachers who have their Montessori
credential from the Princeton Center Teacher Education (PCTE) either in the AMS Early
Childhood Full Credential or Elementary I (6–9 year olds) Full Credential tracks or are in the
process of completing the requirements for said credentials.

The AMS Early Childhood and Elementary Full Credentials will apply 18 credits toward a
Masters of Arts in Teaching degree in early childhood education (3 years – 9 years). The program
will provide graduate course work in early childhood education, which will culminate in P-3
Certification and a master’s degree. The courses offered by TCNJ are designed to broaden and
extend the candidate’s mastery of the early childhood field and will be offered in a variety of
formats to meet the candidate’s needs.

Program of Study
Course of Study at TCNJ:

• ECED 504/Teaching Young Children: Creating and Sustaining Classroom Communities (3 cr.)
• ECED 560/Curriculum Experiences for Young Children in the Inclusive Classroom (3 cr.)
• ECED 620/Multicultural and Social Foundations of Emergent and Early Literacy (3 cr.)
• EDUC 513/Collaboration, Consultation and Partnerships (3 cr.)
• EDFN 508/Research Methods (3 cr.)
• ECED 687/Faculty/Student Research (3 cr.) [This course counts for the culminating experience of
• the MAT] and two additional class meetings taken at TCNJ during the spring semester
• Total credits taken at TCNJ: 18

Course of Study from PCTE and its TCNJ Equivalents:

The following courses at TCNJ are covered through the PCTE program:

• ECED 640/Development and Learning of the Young Child (4 cr.)
• MATH 596/Concepts and Methods of Teaching Math in Elementary Grades (3 cr.)
• EDUC 615/Capstone Seminar (0 cr.)
• EDUC 694/Internship I (3 cr.)
• ECED 695/Internship II (6 cr.)
• ELEM 690/Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• Total credits taken at PCTE: 18

TCNJ Enrollment requirements:
• Completion of TCNJ Graduate Application:
• BA or BS or its equivalent GPA of 2.75 or higher in the undergraduate degree
• Official transcripts
If degree is from a non-US institution, evaluation of credential from agency such as NACES or
WES is required
• AMS transcript (Please contact AMS Headquarters: abbie@amshq.org to request transcript)
Prior to AMS Credential:
A Letter of Anticipation from Ann Wilson, PCTE Director, can be submitted to
TCNJ in place of the AMS Credential.

Exchange Fee and Tuition
Exchange Fee: TCNJ will exchange 18 credit hours for AMS Early Childhood or
Elementary credential earned through PCTE. The charge for this transfer is
$125.00 per credit hour or $2250.00.
TCNJ 2011 – 2012 Tuition: $787.10 per credit hour or $2361.30 per course

Classes are currently held at:

Princeton Montessori School
487 Cherry Valley Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Dates and times of classes:
Second Semester, 2012
January 19 – May 3
Thursdays
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Third Semester, 2012
May 10 – June 16
Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Schedule for remaining three classes will be announced in May, 2012.

TCNJ Contacts:
Dr. Jody Eberly
jeberly@tcnj.edu
609.771.2727

Dr. Arti Joshi
ajoshi@tcnj.edu
609.771.2419

PCTE Contact:
Ms. Ann Wilson
Director, Princeton Center Teacher Education
awilson@pmonts.org
609.924.4594 Extension 308