MSEd in Elementary Teaching

Coursework

• 16 units (42⅔ semester hours)
• Additional content area coursework may apply depending on undergraduate background ( for more information see the licensure page)

Timing

• Eighteen months of coursework spanning six academic quarters (fall, winter, and spring in consecutive years)

Clinical Experience

• A field-based model from the start
• Every quarter of the program involves clinical experiences. The first year includes facilitated field experiences. In addition, students have the option to engage in paid field experiences through paraprofessional roles with local schools
• During the final year in our program, teacher candidates will complete a full year of clinical experiences in a local school under the guidance of mentor teachers

Licensure

• Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)
• Elementary endorsement (general classroom, grades 1-6)
• Pending the completion of coursework, students may choose to add ESL and/or Bilingual Education as an additional subsequent endorsement

Advance Equity and Social Justice

Recognize that teaching grounded in equity and social justice is essential in rigorous learning of subject matter in any setting.

Understand Learning and Human Development

Understand human development as a process of maturation within a network of areas: physical, psychological, emotional, cultural, social, and political.

Engage Within and Across Communities

Learn about the community in which a school resides to inform relational and instructional interactions with students and families.

Foster Subject Matter Sensemaking

Support the growth of children's skills, competencies, and disciplinary understandings as connected to rigorous and meaningful activities.