Elementary Education Graduate

The Master of Arts in Elementary Education degree program allows completion of an advanced degree for individuals who presently hold an initial K-6 elementary teaching license. MAEd-ELEM students participate in advanced study of both content and pedagogical issues.  As emerging leaders in their schools and districts, students work closely with education faculty to design innovative research projects that contribute to the elementary education field. A nine-hour content area strand is selected from areas including courses in advanced methods, gifted education, library science, digital literacy/technology integration, and/or teaching English as a second language. This 36-semester hour program may be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. All courses are available online.

For more information about the MAEd-ELEM program, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gradschool/results.cfm?id=64

A checksheet can be downloaded here detailing the 36- semester hour MAEd-ELEM program of study.

Admission Requirements

The College of Education accepts applications at all times so students can begin at almost any time during the year. The application due dates are as follows:

Applicants must submit the following materials by the dates listed above to be considered for acceptance:

• Complete online application at https://selfservice-banner.ecu.edu/DAD_PROD/bwskalog.P_DisploginNon
• Statement of purpose meant to provide convincing evidence of one's suitability for graduate study and potential for success in one's chosen area
• Copy of one's current initial teaching license (if in Sr II, include indication of when license will be received and submit it to the Graduate School immediately upon receipt)
• 3 professional references (all submitted electronically via the Graduate School)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) OR Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores
• Send a copy of official school transcript(s) to Graduate School
• Contact Dr. Terry Atkinson (atkinsont@ecu.edu) for more information.

Graduate School
Website: http://www.ecu.edu/gradschool/
Future Students webpage: http://www.ecu.edu/csecu/futurestudents.cfm
Graduate catalog: http://www.ecu.edu/acadprograms/catalogs.cfm

Graduate Assistantship Information
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gradschool/funding.cfm#new
Please contact Sharon Schlichting (schlichtings@ecu.edu) about assistantship opportunities.
Note: Any student who does not take classes during a regular semester (fall/spring) must reapply to the Graduate school in order to reactivate his/her status as a graduate student and access to his/her ECU email account.

Other graduate programs are available in many disciplines. For more information, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gradschool/programs.cfm

For more information, contact:
Dr. Terry Atkinson 
Graduate Director
224 Speight Building
atkinsont@ecu.edu