MA Literacy Education at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Literacy Education graduate program earned National Recognition with Distinction from ILA. This program offers two graduate degree pathways. The Master of Arts in Literacy Education (LE) is a 30-credit hour online graduate degree with reading specialist licensure.

Faculty: College of Applied Human Sciences | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Specialized Literacy Professionals, Knowledge of Literacy Instruction, Disciplinary Literacy, Early Literacy Instruction, Foundations of Literacy, Motivation and Engagement in Literacy Learning, Literacy Intervention 1. Programme/major requirements total 30 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA Valid state teaching license (Pathway 1 only) Letter of recommendation WVU Graduate application for admission Major Code: 5519

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 applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee (waivers for WVU and WVU Medicine employees, active military and veterans, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members); minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher. International graduate applicants also pay the non-refundable $75 fee.

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