Master of Education

   The Master of Education degree program consists of three core areas comprising a total of 30 semester hours of credits: the Foundation Core (9 credits), the Specialization Core (15 credits), and the Professional Inquiry Core (6 credits).  Candidates have an opportunity to specialize in the following areas:

  1. Endorsements – Reading Specialist, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and adding a subject endorsement area.
  2. Certificates – Talented and Gifted Education and Cultural Competency.
  3. Other – adding an authorization level, Continuing Teaching License, and curriculum and instruction.
   All candidates complete the courses in the Foundation Core and Professional Inquiry Core:

Curriculum

Section Foundation Core Credit Hrs
EDUC-611 Meeting the Needs of All Students
3
EDUC-616 School and Community Leadership
2
EDUC-660 Advanced Teaching and Learning
2
EDUC-682 Technology Enhanced Learning Environments
2
Professional Inquiry Core
EDUC-670 Introduction to Professional Inquiry
1
EDUC-671 The Scholarship of Teaching
1
EDUC-674 Planning the Inquiry Project
2
EDUC-675 Completing the Inquiry Project
2

   The required courses for each of the Specialization Cores are listed in the Endorsements and Certificates section.  In some cases, candidates have an opportunity to add some electives into their Specialization Core area.

For More Information

Contact Person (Eugene): Shelley Smolnisky, Associate Dean, Eugene Campus
Email: smolniskys@pacificu.edu
Phone: 541-485-6812

Contact Person (Forest Grove): Diana Watkins, Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional Admissions
Email: teach@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-1435