MED Teaching and Teacher Education at University of Arizona

Programme overview

In only one year with the Teaching & Teacher Education master's program, you will cover the coursework required for an Arizona secondary teaching certificate (grades 6-12) and gain a full year of classroom teaching experience. You will begin classes in the summer, complete the coursework as a cohort with support from faculty, and graduate the following May. The program includes a half-day teaching internship, with university courses offered in the afternoons and on weekends.

Faculty: College of Education | Duration: 2 years / 30 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

Educational Tests & Measurements (3) Learning Theory in Education (3) Field Experience in Secondary School (6) Alternatives in the Secondary Classroom (3) Content Area Literacy in a Multicultural School (3) Content Methods (Students take one only): Curriculum Issues and Practices: Science (3) Curriculum Issues and Practices: Mathematics (3) World Languages Methodology (3).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College minimum (applies to all programmes; departments may add requirements): regionally accredited bachelor's degree or comparable international degree and a minimum 3.00 GPA for degree programmes on a 4.00 scale. The Graduate College does not require the GRE, though individual programmes may. Programme-specific requirements are listed in the Graduate Admissions Guide.

Domestic applicants: USD 15,500 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

International applicants: USD 35,800 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Non-Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each department; see the Graduate Admissions Guide for departmental deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions

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