Leverage your teaching experience for the next step of your career. Grow your knowledge, leadership potential and impact with this flexible, fully online Master of Education program.
Locations
- Online
Why Earn a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders?
- Fully online program you can complete while continuing to work.
- Earn your degree in just over a year.
- Increase your pay and career opportunities.
- Gain a Level 5 certificate upgrade in Georgia.
- 36 credit hours to completion.
Open the way to increased pay, responsibility and greater influence within your school community with a Master of Education (MEd) in Elementary Education (P-5) from Georgia Southern University, one of America’s Top Online Learning Providers (Newsweek). Complete our flexible program from anywhere — on your schedule — so you can continue to support your students while you study.
You’ll gain new tools and advanced learning strategies while also pursuing your own interests with nine hours of electives, which we encourage you to put toward earning an endorsement. Our experienced instructors create immersive and collaborative online learning experiences that give you the convenience of distance education without sacrificing interaction.
Cohorts begin each summer and finish the following summer term. In thinking about your career progress, you can quickly earn your MEd degree and start gaining the benefits of an advanced credential and deeper expertise.
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What Can You Do With a Master’s in Elementary Education?
With advanced professional training and experience as an educator, you have a number of options open to you. Apply your new knowledge to reach more students in the classroom, start to shape the broader educational environment as an instructional coordinator or department head, or even join the business world as a training and development specialist.
Where our graduates work:
- Public school districts in Georgia
- Private schools
What our graduates do:
- Curriculum developer
- Department head
- Instructional coordinator
- Training and development specialist
Georgia Southern’s Master of Education Programs
Learn more about accessing leadership opportunities and advancing both your certification and pay with a Master of Education from Georgia Southern University.
What You’ll Learn
Start enhancing your classroom skills with learning and assessment techniques, action research methodology and the role of technology in education.
Then, in the program core, build on your previous learning and experience with an in-depth exploration of teaching strategies and methods in language arts, math, science and social studies. You’ll also learn how to empower and engage students who come from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Program electives allow you to qualify for Online Teaching and Learning, ESOL, Reading, Gifted, Teacher Support and Coaching, or Teacher Leader In-Field Graduate endorsements.
See the CurriculumWant to Learn More?
Explore essential information about our MEd in Elementary Education program, including application details, accreditation status, and licensing disclosures. Gain insight into the program’s credibility and requirements to help you start your journey toward success with the knowledge you need.
The MEd in Elementary Education program is open to those with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 (on a 4.0 scale) for all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework.
You must also possess or be eligible for a renewable Georgia Level 4 certificate in Elementary Education or possess an equivalent out-of-state teaching certificate in Elementary Education.
Candidates who have completed all requirements for the Georgia Level 4 teaching certificate have until the end of the first semester to obtain the certificate. Candidates with an out-of-state certificate will not receive Georgia certification upon program completion.
To apply, please submit:
- An online application. (There is a $50 nonrefundable application fee.)
- A statement of purpose, no more than 500 words, indicating your reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission to this program relates to your professional goals. Please submit to gasc@georgiasouthern.edu.
- A completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators and tort liability insurance. (This is included within the online application.)
Application Deadline
Students are admitted to begin the program only in the summer term. The application deadline is March 1.
Your application and all required documents must be received by the deadline.
Provisional Admission
Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) hours of coursework after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.
Apply NowAt Georgia Southern, enjoy the flexibility of fully online courses that fit within your busy schedule as a teacher. Online instructors weave interactive experiences into each course, ensuring you engage at a deeper level.
About Our Online ProgramsFor All Online Programs
Federal Law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, complaint processes, adverse actions, and refunds.
For required disclosures in general with regard to online programs offered by the University, visit the Office of Legal Affairs website.
The MEd in Elementary Education is an approved program of study by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) and meets the PSC’s certificate upgrade requirements.
The College of Education anticipates that graduates of the Elementary Education MEd program will seek state licenses or certifications.
The program listed above leads to a Georgia Certificate Upgrade. Visit the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more information. The College of Education has not determined where its programs will qualify a graduate to take the required exams in other states or territories. Check the requirements of your state or territory using the link provided.
Take the Next Step
Expand your reach and impact in the classroom and beyond with an MEd in Elementary Education from Georgia Southern.
Contact Us:
Program Director
Katie Brkich
Phone: 912-478-7689
kbrkich@georgiasouthern.edu