The Master of Arts in Education is designed for students who currently hold a bachelor’s degree, a valid teaching certificate (including completion of Teacher Internship or two years of successful teaching out-of-state), a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average (4.0 scale) and who wish to further their education by earning a Master’s degree in their certification area. This degree does not lead to initial teaching certification but can provide certification in Reading and Writing or Instructional Leadership: Principalship. The total hours for the degree are 30 graduate credit hours.

Candidates in the Master of Arts in Education degree program may only specialize in the area(s) of previously earned licensure, with the exception of Reading and Writing or Instructional Leadership: Principalship.

Planned programs for each of the below degree programs are the curriculum contract between candidates and University of the Cumberlands. The candidate’s advisor will complete a planned program within the first semester of enrollment. Once the planned program is signed by the candidate, the candidate’s advisor, and the Department of Education Chair, it is filed in the Registrar’s office and serves as the curriculum for degree completion. An exit portfolio is required.

Click on the link below to download a planned program for the desired degree plan.

• Elementary (P-5)
• Middle School (5-9) English, Math, Science, Social Studies
• Secondary (8-12) English, Math, Science, Social Studies
• Business & Marketing (5-12)
• Art, Health, Integrated Music, or Physical Education (P-12)
• Special Education – Learning & Behavior Disorders – LBD (P-12)
• Reading & Writing Specialist

For course descriptions, please refer to Online Catalog.