The Education Program and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers a graduate program leading to a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. This program is designed for certified educators (PK-12) who seek advanced study in curriculum and instruction.
This degree affords students the advantage of customizing their degree by stacking a certificate of study selected from one of the following certificate programs: Computer Science Education, Inclusive and Equitable Education, Integrative STEM, Interdisciplinary Autistic Support, or Trauma-Informed Practice. In the students’ second year the program continues with a scope and sequence that emphasizes a constructivist approach, promoting project-based assessments, social-emotional learning, applied practice, and action research.
The program is delivered through accelerated online modules that combine synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities.
Please note: A student that needs to earn the certificate credential independent of the degreed program should initially declare the certificate, then stack the certificate into the Curriculum and Instruction major. For more information on stacking credentials, please visit the online Catalog, Academic Policies and select the link to the Concurrent/Subsequent Credentials policy.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of curriculum mapping, theory, models, and pedagogical approaches.
- Apply these models, theories, and pedagogical approaches in their own practice, across sociocultural contexts, and in diverse learning environments.
- Display commitment and leadership for building learning communities through collaborative strategies and among key stakeholders, including students, parents, educators, and staff.
- Use and apply formal and informal assessment strategies to promote and evaluate the continual intellectual, social-emotional, and personal development of all learners.
- Use and apply instructional technologies to promote and evaluate the continual intellectual, social-emotional, and personal development of all learners.
- Design and conduct action research that explores learning strategies related to classroom, community, or cross-disciplinary issues.
Admission Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher (waivers can be granted based on professional work experience and other factors)
- Two letters of recommendation in support of your academic and professional abilities for success in program.
