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Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction

Off-Campus and Online Cohorts

The off-campus and online master's degree cohort in curriculum and instruction offers educators an opportunity to participate in an innovative block of coursework toward a master's degree in education (MA or MS). By the end of the cohort participants will have completed 30 credits toward a master's degree (total 45 credits necessary for the completed degree). The remaining 15 credits may be transferred into the program provided they meet the University's transfer credit criteria, or may be taken during or after the cohort is completed.

Participants will be admitted into a "cohort" for a full two years. All members proceed as a group. The courses will be offered in a one-time sequence at the designated site or online for those students in the online cohort (go to "Locations" to learn more about the online program). In order to ensure funding, students will need to commit for the duration of the cohort.

Our goal is to help develop thoughtful and caring practitioners who have the knowledge, skills, and desire to critically examine classroom practices and who will work to improve them in ways that are conceptually sound, ethically responsible, and culturally responsive.