MASTER OF EDUCATION
PROFESSION AND PRACTICE: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1-6)

Off-campus, non-licensure degree program currently approved in: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

This program is designed for in-service elementary education teachers (1-6) who wish to strengthen their subject matter, research, and pedagogical knowledge and expertise. Teachers entering the program should have an initial or full teaching license from their respective states, be teaching currently, and have at least one full year of classroom experience upon entering the program, as readings, activities, and assessments make continual use of the in-service teacher's experiential knowledge and are designed to enhance their active professional development.

In-service teachers from other settings or backgrounds are welcome to enter the program, with the understanding that the group just described is the focus of the program's design. The program outcomes are derived from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Middle Childhood Standards. After completing this program, some teachers may wish to begin the process for NBPTS certification.

This program has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (formerly Massachusetts Department of Education) for Professional Teaching Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PLEASE NOTE: Beginning with the Fall 2008 semester, courses previously using the GMATH and GNSCI prefixes will become CMATH and CNSCI; numbers and content will remain the same.

DISCLAIMER: Each state's educator licensure regulations are subject to change. Educators seeking an endorsement or addition to their current certification/licensure should verify with the appropriate state educator licensure authority that a program meets state requirements.

Lesley University reserves the right to unilaterally add, withdraw, or revise any course offering in the above-mentioned program of study, including policies, provisions, requirements, and fees.

Lesley University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability in its education programs, employment, or in admissions to, access to, or treatment in its programs or activities.