A 1-2 page typewritten description of a) the career and specific professional activities you wish to pursue following receipt of the Master’s Degree in Child Development, b) the type of training you hope to receive in our program, c) the reasons why you have chosen our program as opposed to other psychology and education programs, and d) your qualifications for graduate study (e.g., academic accomplishments, research experience, practical or applied experience).
Describe your personal and professional experience teaching and working with young children and families.
Discuss your personal and professional goals in pursuing a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. How do you perceive the program helping you attain these goals?
Explain the contribution you will make to the profession of early childhood education.
In addition, (500-700 words) incorporating each of the following:
Your educational and/or personal experiences that have contributed to your interest in pursuing graduate study,
Your academic accomplishments, research experience, practical or applied experience that make you qualified for graduate study,
Your career objective(s) and specific professional activities you wish to pursue following the completion of your Master’s Degree in Child Development,
Your particular interest in the Cal State LA Master’s Degree program in Child Development and the topic you would like your research focus to be in this program.
