Program Mission: This program is aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and is designed to meet the needs of practicing PreK-12 teachers who wish a planned program of study focusing on increasing pedagogical knowledge and skills. Course products may be used in the development of a portfolio for the NBPTS certification process.

Admission Requirements:

To be eligible for degree candidacy, applicants must:

• meet all of the requirements for admission to the Graduate School (see “Requirements for Degree-Seeking Students”).
• have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited four-year college or university with a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or a 2.75 GPA in the last two years of undergraduate work. [The last two years of undergraduate work is defined as all of the courses in the academic terms
• which constitute the last 60 semester hours (or equivalent) prior to graduation.] Official transcripts must be provided to document this work.
• submit a graduate admissions test score (GRE, MAT or GMAT).
• be a certified classroom teacher.