The Master of Education degree in Elementary Education program is designed to prepare quality teachers who possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that enable them to deliver effective instruction at all levels of the elementary school.

Course content and practical learning experiences are balanced so that the educator receiving the degree has sound knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of all facets of elementary education as well as the pedagogy that characterizes master elementary teachers.

Online delivery affords you the flexibility needed for advancing your career without interrupting your current work duties while engaging you in an online learning community that is rich in diverse teaching experiences. Advancing your degree is only a click away.

All applicants who meet the GPA and license requirements will be admitted.

• Overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.5, or 2.75 or higher on the last 64 hours of required coursework.


• Class A Mississippi teaching certificate or its equivalent.
  
  
• Satisfactory writing proficiency score on one of the following:
  • Praxis I Writing Test-minimum score of 174 on PPST or 320 on CBT
    
  • National Teacher Examination (NTE) Communication Skills-minimum score of 653
    
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Verbal Test-minimum score of 3
    
  • Miller Analogies Test (MAT)- minimum score of 400
    
  • Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) Essay Test- minimum score of 3
    
  • Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Writing Essay Test- minimum score of 3


• Passing score on PRAXIS II, Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment (K-5), or Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment (4-8); or passing score on test in Elementary Education approved by Mississippi State Department of Education.