MEd Education (General Education with Teaching Emphasis) at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

Master of Education with a General Education Teaching Concentration, leading to a California Preliminary Multiple Subject or Single Subject teaching credential. It is completed in one academic year and one summer, and prepares students to teach English learners and students from diverse backgrounds.

Faculty: School of Education | Department: Teacher Education Program | Duration: One academic year and one summer; up to 74 units (36 units in upper-division and graduate courses) | Intake: Summer 2027 cohort: application opens September 14, 2026; priority deadline December 4, 2026; final deadline January 15, 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Credential courses (EDUC 132, 147, 171 or 172, 179A), EDUC 280L, 282A and 282B, three electives, an analytical project (EDUC 283), seminar courses, supervised teaching experience (EDUC 336A-C or 338A-C) and teaching performance courses (EDUC 337A-C). A Single Subject pathway has its own course list.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.00; letters of recommendation due by the application deadline. Graduate Division (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or recognized international equivalent; minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA (some programs set a higher standard); transcripts, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation; English proficiency (TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic 7 with no component below 6) unless the prior degree was taught in English; GRE/GMAT only where the program requires it (many no longer do). Source: graduate.ucr.edu/admission-requirements.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

New domestic applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter November 1, Spring February 1, Summer May 1. New international applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter September 1, Spring December 1, Summer March 1. A few programmes have deadlines after June 1 and some have earlier programme deadlines. The Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 applications are open for select programmes only; the Summer/Fall 2027 application opened September 1, 2026, with rolling review for most programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucr.edu/apply/

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