Secondary Education, M.Ed.

The Master of Education at SFA is an exciting and innovative graduate program that prepares teachers for meeting the challenges of today’s secondary schools. By exploring the roles of the teacher as researcher, scholar-practitioner and educational leader, the master’s program cultivates a learning community of faculty members and students through dialogue and critical inquiry.

Teachers who select this program will be prepared to work in schools as instructional specialists with an enhanced understanding of learning and leadership theory, design, and teaching with technology. Courses are offered in a seminar format with face-to-face meetings and web-enhancement. The learner outcomes of this 36-hour graduate degree program are based upon the NCATE professional standards.

Admission Process

Interested applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be accepted into the M.Ed. program:

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a GPA of 2.8 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework (on a 4.0 scale)

Submission Deadlines

• All materials must be submitted by July 15 for full acceptance for fall semester.
• All materials must be submitted by Oct. 15 for full acceptance for spring semester.

Program Requirements

Secondary Education, Major