MEd Education at University of California, Santa Barbara

Programme overview

UCSB's Teacher Education Program (TEP) is a 12-month teaching credential and master’s degree program. Our program is uniquely structured to focus on developing constructive relationships, immersing you in a full year of supported student teaching, and integrating coursework with fieldwork to put theory into practice. Upon completing your year with TEP, you’ll earn a credential to teach either elementary, secondary, or special education.

Faculty: Graduate School of Education | Department: Department of Education | Study mode: full-time | Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

What you will study

Emphases offered: Confluent Education, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Special Education, Teaching.

Career pathways

Graduate and professional pathways include K-12 schools; Nonprofit organizations. Top employers include Local School Districts (Goleta, Buellton, Lompoc, Santa Barbara), Other CA School Districts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level graduate application (applies to all UCSB graduate programmes): online application through the Graduate Division with transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, statement of purpose, personal history statement, résumé/CV, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo English Test scores where applicable, and GRE scores only if the programme requires them; deadlines and any programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Graduate application deadlines vary by department; decisions are typically released through winter and spring, and the final deadline to submit the Statement of Intent to Register is June 15.

Graduate applicants apply through the UCSB online graduate application; the deadline is set by each department. Application fee: $135 for US citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all others, payable by credit card, check or money order. GRE required only by some programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/admissions

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