Challenges students with rigorous coursework to enhance their abilities as teachers who desire to effectively educate students.
Improve your student’s achievements and advance your K-6 licensure with this M.Ed. program.
The master’s in elementary education is for teachers who are seeking to improve their teaching effectiveness to enhance their young students’ achievement. Admission requirements include an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and a current MS teaching license. This program does not lead to initial licensure in Elementary Education but leads to an AA license for those who have an existing K-6 Elementary Education license.
Elementary education degree careers allow you to work in public or private K-8 school settings. Graduates on paths to elementary education jobs have the opportunity to support student learning experiences through:
Candidates can choose from two delivery methods: Traditional (16-week courses) or Online (MC7 Program).
Our 100% online program is flexible, featuring multiple start dates and accelerated coursework so that you can achieve your goals while you continue working. In as few as 10 months, you can be prepared to take advantage of new elementary education career opportunities in education and training.
Courses are arranged in a specific sequence and are offered in five (5), 7-week terms which correspond with the fall (fall term 1 & 2), spring (spring term 1 & 2), and summer (summer term 1 & 2) semesters. The MC7 course rotation has been constructed to allow candidates who are full time (typically 2 classes per 7-week term) to complete their coursework in 10-12 months. For those students choosing part time (typically 1 class per 7-week term), the coursework can be completed in 20 months.
| Requirement | Class Name | Hours |
| Core Courses | 15 | |
| EDU 6504 | Research - Methods & Procedures | 3 |
| EDU 6522 | Current Methodology in Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDU 6535 | Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDU 6488 | Diagnostic/Prrescriptive Reading | 3 |
| EDU 6556 | History of Education in the U.S. | 3 |
| Advanced Content Methods/Materials | 15 | |
| EDU 6503 | Teaching Elementary & Junior High Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 6524 | Teaching Skills of Reading & Comprehension | 3 |
| EDU 6525 | Studies in the Teaching of Elementary School Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 6528 | Social Studies Education in the Elementary School | 3 |
| EDU 6540 | STEM: Project-Based Science Curriculum | 3 |
| Comprehensive Exams | In their last semester of enrollment, candidates for the M.Ed. in Elementary Education degree must take an oral comprehensive examination based upon course work used to satisfy degree requirements if their overall grade point average on graduate work is below 3.75. If judged unsatisfactory, all or part of the oral examination may be retaken once in the following semester or summer term. Candidates with a grade point average on graduate work equal to, or greater than, 3.75 will be exempt from the oral examination process. | |
| Total Hours | 30 |
The School of Education admission process has specific requirements that students must meet to enroll in the Master of Education in Elementary Education online program. Find out the requirements, what additional materials you should send and where you need to send them.
Transcripts should be sent to:
Mississippi College
Graduate Admissions Office
MC Box 4067
Clinton, MS 39058
Photocopies of your educator's license can be faxed to 601-925-7368 or emailed to GPS@mc.edu.
Comprehensive Exam
License: A photocopy of your Standard Class Educator's License issued by a state department of education or a state educator licensing agency. You must hold a STANDARD, 5-YEAR, RENEWABLE LICENSE to be considered. If you do not have a copy, your school district usually has one on file and will make a copy for you, or an individual may request a duplicate copy of a license by submitting a completed Licensure Application and a $5 money order (personal checks not accepted) to the Mississippi Department of Education; Office of Educator Licensure; P.O. Box 771; Jackson, MS 39205.
Exam Scores: Documentation of acceptable scores are required. You may request the Office of Educator Licensure to provide scores on file by submitting a written request to the Mississippi Department of Education; Office of Educator Licensure; P.O. Box 771; Jackson, MS 39205. The request may also be sent by email to Kathy Hallman at khallman@mde.k12.ms.us. Be sure to include your full name and social security number in correspondence.
The School of Education offers multiple start dates each year for the convenience of our M.Ed. in Elementary Education online students. Students should consider application date deadlines, turn in all the required documents, register for classes and pay tuition for their desired program start date.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring I | 1/8/24 | 12/27/23 | 1/1/24 | 1/2/24 | 1/3/24 | 2/25/24 |
| Spring II | 3/4/24 | 2/21/24 | 2/26/24 | 2/27/24 | 2/28/24 | 4/21/24 |
| Summer 1 | 5/6/24 | 4/24/24 | 4/29/24 | 4/30/24 | 5/1/24 | 6/23/24 |
| Summer 2 | 6/24/24 | 6/12/24 | 6/17/24 | 6/18/24 | 6/19/24 | 8/11/24 |
| Fall I | 8/19/24 | 8/7/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/13/24 | 8/14/24 | 10/6/24 |
| Fall II | 10/14/24 | 10/2/24 | 10/7/24 | 10/8/24 | 10/9/24 | 12/1/24 |
