MEd Education: Elementary Education at University of Nevada, Reno

Programme overview

The M.Ed. in Elementary Education leads to licensure as a teacher at the elementary and middle school levels (K-8), designed for those with a degree in another field who want to teach.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Department: Elementary Education | Intake: Ongoing; recommended March 15 (fall) and October 15 (spring) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Reno, NV, United States

What you will study

Foundations of elementary education, methods for teaching subject areas, educational psychology and human development, and structuring learning for culturally diverse and special-needs students, aligned to the 10 InTASC standards.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Some undergraduate prerequisite courses may be necessary, depending on previous course work. Students must meet graduate school admissions requirements, maintain required GPA’s, and fulfill the other requirements stated in the student handbook.

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 entry terms are Spring, Summer and Fall 2027 for most programmes; several programmes (for example MPH, PhD Public Health, MSW on campus, DPT) accept Fall applicants only.

Graduate application fee is $60 for domestic students and $95 for international students. Applications are submitted by programme through TargetX, GradCAS, BusinessCAS, SOPHAS or EngineeringCAS as listed on the Graduate School apply page.

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

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