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MEd Education at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

Professional degree preparing preservice elementary, secondary and special education teachers; candidates earn a Preliminary California Teaching Credential together with the MEd.

Faculty: Division of Social Sciences  |  Department: Education Studies  |  Duration: 15 to 24 months  |  Intake: Application deadline usually end of January  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Multiple Subject: eighteen courses plus fifteen weeks of student teaching; Education Specialist dual credential: twenty courses plus twenty-five weeks of practice teaching; Single Subject: five summer methods courses then an internship year. Bilingual authorization is available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Admission to graduate standing at UC San Diego requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for any prior graduate work, and for the bachelor’s degree. The following are the minimum eligibility requirements for admission to the graduate prerequisite component. Minimum requirements: The minimum requirements for admission to the PhD program are

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

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

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