Graduate Program: Teaching & Teacher Education (MED)

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Program/Degree
Teaching & Teacher Education (MED)  
Program Description

Teach Arizona is a Master of Education degree program that includes secondary teacher certification. It is a one-year program for people who wish to become middle school or high school teachers. Teach Arizona is a cohort program, which means that all admitted students begin the program together, take coursework together and finish as a group. It is full-time, encompassing a full summer, fall and spring schedule of classes. The program includes a half-day, full-year student teaching internship.  Upon completion of the program, students earn a Master of Education degree in Teaching and Teacher Education and are eligible for Arizona secondary teacher certification (grades 7-12). 

Teach Arizona can be completed statewide. To learn more about the programs, visit http://teach.arizona.edu.

 

Instructions for Applying

Preference will be given to applications received by January 31st. We will continue to accept applications after January 31st until the program is full. 

Before you apply, please read the following instructions thoroughly and follow them step by step:

  • Create and complete a profile in GradApp.
  • Once you complete your profile, click on the "Applications" drop down menu and select "Apply to a Program."
  • In the "Campus" dropdown menu, select "Distance"
  • In the "Location" drop down menu, select one of the following:
    • “Flowing Wells” for Tucson (Pima County) applicants
    • “Chandler” for Phoenix (Maricopa and Pinal County) applicants
    • “Yuma” for Yuma (Yuma County) area applicants
    • “Douglas” for Douglas (Cochise County) applicants
    • “Nogales” for Nogales (Santa Cruz County) applicants
    • “Distance” for applicants from all other areas/counties of the state
  • In the "Program Category" drop down menu, you MUST select "Degree Seeking." Do NOT select "Accelerated Master's Program."
  • In the "Program of Study" drop down menu, select "Teaching and Teacher Education (MED)."  
  • When you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see the "Semester" drop down menu. You will select "Summer" since all students begin the program together in the summer.
 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

The department of Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies (TLS) prepares students to investigate and address a broad range of issues in teaching and learning. Emphasizing a sociocultural perspective, the programs nurture innovative ways of knowing, methods of inquiry, and approaches to problem-solving. Several degree programs are available in these three areas:

Teaching and Teacher Education

Language, Reading, and Culture

Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies
 

 
College

College of Education

 
Campuses where offered

Distance Campus - Chandler

Distance Campus - Distance

Distance Campus - Douglas

Distance Campus - Nogales

Distance Campus - Flowing Wells

Distance Campus - Yuma

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Andrea Diane Lauritzen
520-626-1204
Graduate Program Coordinator
Andrea Diane Lauritzen
520-626-1204
Director of Graduate Studies
Sanlyn Rebecca Buxner
520-626-1825
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Hayley Jean Kral
520-621-3484
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements
Master's Applicant:
B.A. or B.S. degree from an accredited four-year institution. You may also have a graduate degree.
Strong content background with approximately 24 units in ONE of the approved content areas. 
3.0 GPA – calculated by use of the undergraduate cumulative GPA (at least 60 semester units at graduating institution) or, if undergraduate GPA is less than a 3.0, the GPA will be calculated on the most recently completed 60 transfer units. No professional program credits will be counted (law, medicine, etc.).
3.0 GPA in content area coursework.
 
Standardized Tests

None

 
Funding Opportunities

Fellowships
Tuition Scholarships

 
Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

  • Summer: Preference given to applications received by January 31st. We will continue to accept applications after this date until the program is full.
 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

36 

Core Coursework Requirements

Minumum credits: 36
Core coursework:

Presession:
EDP 558 – Educational Tests & Measurements (3 units)

Summer I:
EDP 510 – Learning Theory in Education (3 units)
SERP 500 – Introduction to Special Learning Needs (3 units)
 
Summer II:
TLS 516 – Structured English Immersion (3 units)
 
Fall:
TLS 593a – Field Experience (6 units)
TLS 546 – Alternatives in the Secondary Classroom (3 units)
TLS 535 – Content Area Literacy in a Multicultural School (3 units)
Content Methods: (Students take one only)
                TLS 533 – Science Methods (3 units)  
                TLS 534 – Math Methods (3 units)
                TLS 536 – World Languages Methods (3 units)
                TLS 527 – Social Studies Methods (3 units)
                TLS 540 – English Methods (3 units)
 
Spring: 
TLS 593b – Student Teaching (6 units)        
TLS 539 – Recent Research on Teaching (3 units)            

Other requirements:

 
Elective Coursework

None.

 
Additional Requirements

None.

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate 81.03%
Avg. Time-to-degree (years) 1.01
 
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male 30.77%
Enrollment Percent Female 69.23%
Enrollment Percent International 1.92%
Enrollment Percent URM 36.54%

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Last revised 20 Dec 2021