EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • 3 recommendation letters
  • Statement of goals
    
  • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  
  • Fall Assistantship: The final deadline to apply for funding consideration will be March 1
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer:  Rolling until May 1
  • Fall:  Rolling until August 1
    
  • Students interested in enrolling on a part-time basis should contact Dr. Lisa Marco-Bujosa directly.
• Funding available: Yes
  • Please note: The final deadline to apply for funding consideration will be March 1.
  •  Learn more about funding opportunities.
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 34 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: Students who enroll in this degree may decide to pursue licensure/certification, the requirements for which vary by location.  For more information on educational requirements, please review the professional licensure/certification disclosures.

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • 3 recommendation letters
  • Statement of goals (1 - 2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • Short resume
  • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
  • Valid teaching certificate or documentation of employment at an independent or charter school
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  • Fall Assistantship: March 1
    
  • Fall: Rolling until August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: Rolling until May 1
    
• Funding available: Yes
  • Please note: The final deadline to apply for funding consideration will be March 1. Fall admittance only. Learn more about funding opportunities.
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 30 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • 3 recommendation letters
  • Statement of goals (1 - 2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
  • Short resume
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  • Fall Assistantship: March 1
    
  • Fall: August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: May 1
    
• Funding available: Yes
  • Please note: The final deadline to apply for funding consideration will be March 1. Fall admittance only. Learn more about funding opportunities.
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 30 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • 3 recommendation letters
  • Statement of goals (1 - 2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • Short resume
  • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
  • Valid teaching certificate or documentation of employment at an independent or charter school
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  • Fall Assistantship: March 1
    
  • Fall: Rolling until August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: Rolling until May 1
    
• Funding available: Yes
  • Please note: The final deadline to apply for funding consideration will be March 1. Fall admittance only. Learn more about funding opportunities.
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 30 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Goals (1 - 2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • Short resume
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  
  • Fall: Rolling until August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: Rolling until May 1
    
• Funding available: No
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 15 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Goals (1-2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  
  • Fall: Rolling until August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: Rolling until May 1
    
• Funding available: No
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 15 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

• Application Requirements:
  
  • Online application form
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Goals (1 - 2 pages): Describe what brought you to apply to this program, including your personal and professional goals. Identify an issue in the field that is of concern to you and explain how you hope to engage with this issue during your graduate studies.
    
  • Short resume
  • Valid teaching certificate or documentation of employment at an independent or charter school
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
• Deadlines:
  
  • Fall: Rolling until August 1
    
  • Spring: Rolling until December 1
    
  • Summer: Rolling until May 1
    
• Funding available: No
• Credits and Tuition:
  • 15 credits
  • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
  • Tuition and fees subject to change.
• APPLY NOW

Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

This 18-credit program can be completed as a stand-alone PA certification or can be combined with our MA in Education. Upon completion of the program and passing the required state testing, educators will be eligible to be a principal in PK-12 schools within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

All students are required to take and pass the Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990 and apply to PDE for certification. For more information regarding certification contact Certification Officer Nancy Franz.

Please visit the Department of Education and Counseling website to learn more about their Act 48/One-Credit Workshops.