通过此灵活的为在职专业人员设计的研究生课程，可以在线，面对面或两者兼有的方式获得硕士学位。在UNC的特殊教育：幼儿计划中，您将开发一系列专门技能，以与幼儿及其家人一起工作。您将与积极与当地学区和机构进行教学和研究的顶尖教师紧密合作。您还将受益于广泛的基于现场的学习机会，这些机会可提供宝贵的课堂经验，以促进您的职业发展。UNC的特殊教育学院三度被科罗拉多大学高等教育委员会指定为卓越中心。我们还是该州排名第一的大学（也是全美排名前十的大学之一），提供在线教育研究生课程。幼儿特殊教育计划以完全在线的形式提供，可
Earn your master's degree online, face-to-face or a combination of both in this flexible graduate program designed for working professionals. In UNC's Special Education: Early Childhood program, you'll develop a range of specialized skills to work with young children and their families. You'll work closely with top faculty who are actively involved in teaching and research with local school districts and agencies. You'll also benefit from extensive field-based learning opportunities that provide valuable classroom experience to advance your career. UNC's School of Special Education has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education three times. We are also the top-ranked university in the state (and one of the top 10 in the nation) for online graduate programs in education. The Early Childhood Special Education program is available in a fully online format, face-to-face at our main campus in Greeley, Colorado, or a combination of online and face-to-face weekend classes at the Denver Center at Lowry. Full-time students can usually complete the degree in two years. At the end of the program, you can earn either a master's degree or a non-degree licensure in early childhood special education or both early childhood special education and early childhood education. Our program promotes an inclusive approach to early education and is distinguished by a strong student-faculty connection and flexible degree completion options designed for working educators. The program also includes extensive field-based experiences with children in three age-groups: birth to 2 years, 3 to 5 years and 5 to 8 years.