If you are a teacher who wishes to pursue a master’s degree that will enhance professional practice in the classroom and provide both flexibility and personal choice, the M.S. in Teaching & Learning is the perfect program for you. All candidates take the same 12 credit hours of core course work but then may choose from different areas of concentration for their 18+ elective credit hours.
Educators may be able to apply eligible graduate credit earned through the College of Education’s REAL program toward elective credit requirements. The option to add a subsequent teaching endorsement to a valid Illinois Professional Educator License is available for select concentrations.
Online
$420-$555/credit hour
24 Months
USF’s Teaching & Learning (M.S.) program is available 100% online. Rolling admission allows flexibility to begin the program in the fall, spring, or summer with most courses delivered in eight-week sessions.
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The Teaching & Learning graduate program at the University of St. Francis includes a competitive curriculum. Concentrations include:
Adult TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Best Practices
Bilingual Education
Differentiated Instruction
Educational Technology
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Gifted & Talented Education
Health Education
Instructional Coaching
Reading
Special Education
Design and implement developmentally
appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
Utilize multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their growth.
Apply varied instructional strategies to encourage learners to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.
The University of St. Francis is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and is authorized to operate as a post-secondary institution by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (ibhe.org). College of Education programs are further approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (isbe.net).
Our programs are top-ranked! U.S. News & World Report has placed the University of St. Francis on several of its annual listings, year after year, including its “Best National Universities,” “Best Value Schools” and “Best Online Programs” lists.
“The experiences provided through USF, the faculty that guided me, and the opportunity to work online—while directly engaging with other educators pursuing advanced professional development—specifically prepared me and equipped me for the public teaching position I held for many years, as well as the current teaching position I have at a private academy for gifted students. I highly recommend USF to educators. It is exceptional.”
Alaina Gibbons, Program Graduate
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