Elementary Education, Online M.Ed. at Georgia State University

Programme overview

Our online M.Ed. in Elementary Education program is designed for teachers looking for an advanced degree with a concentrated study in early childhood or elementary literacy, math or dual language education through an endorsement. You complete your chosen endorsement as a part of the M.Ed. program, with no additional courses required. Program experiences provide you with instructional capabilities, pedagogical content knowledge and the mindsets needed to serve as effective and equitable teachers and teacher leaders in your schools and communities.

Faculty: College of Education & Human Development | Department: Early Childhood and Elementary Education | Duration: Minimum of 33 semester hours | Study mode: online | Intake: Fall: July 15 Spring: Does not admit Summer: April 1 | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

This program requires 9 hours in professional studies, 6 hours in elementary education core courses, 15 hours in a concentration and 3 hours of Capstone. Students complete a concentration that can include an Endorsement. The continuously open Endorsements are K-5 Mathematics and Reading. Students also have the option of a Concentration in Dual Language Immersion (this may lead to an Endorsement for teachers with a Level 4 or higher renewable professional certificate in a foreign language field).

Career pathways

We help students become effective and equitable teachers and teacher leaders in their schools and communities. Graduates of our program have become instructional coaches, master teachers in their classrooms and grade levels, curriculum specialists, grade-level leaders and chairs, and other roles in schools and districts across metro Atlanta.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Select concentration in: Dual Immersion – (accepting applications) Elementary Mathematics – (accepting applications) Teacher Support & Coaching – (accepting applications) Elementary Literacy – (accepting applications) When applying to the Elementary Education, M.Ed. program, you will need to submit the following: Online Application Application Fee of $50 Goals Statement (upload with the application) Resume (upload with the application) One Letter of Recommendation (from supervisor; identify your recommender on the application) Official Transcript(s): Submit official transcript with earned bachelor’s degree either electronically to [email protected] or by mailing directly to Georgia State University, Office of Graduate Admissions, P.O. Box 4018, Atlanta, GA 30302. Proof of meeting teacher certification requirements in Georgia

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive MBA and Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100; graduate re-entry: $25. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://education.gsu.edu/admissions/graduate/

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