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Graduate Program in Education

Welcome

We are pleased you have considered taking graduate courses in our Master of Arts in Education (MAE) program. We have carefully selected courses that we as a school feel will greatly enhance the professional skills of our graduate students.

Two of the aspects that many of our graduate students have highlighted regarding this program have been an excellent reputation and its personal concern for its students. We are committed to maintaining these, as well as other quality indicators, in our program.

As a Christian university, we use a Biblical perspective in our program, while encouraging our students to examine various, sometimes-conflicting points of view. As educators, you serve an increasingly diverse student population and it is our hope that the Spring Arbor University MAE program will help you examine strategies to better serve such students.

Our graduate faculty and staff are committed to excellence and welcomes opportunities to dialogue about any aspect of a course or program. Once again, I want to thank you for considering Spring Arbor University.

M. Carla Koontz
Interim Dean, School of Education

Programs of Study

Two programs of study are available for those desiring graduate courses in education: Master of Arts in Education and a postbaccalaureate (nondegree) program. The nondegree program may be used to fulfill advanced certification requirements such as an 18-hour program of study or to acquire additional endorsements for an existing certificate. A third program of study, Master of Arts in Counseling: Emphasis School Counseling, is available through the School of Adult Studies and was developed in cooperation with the School of Education.

The Master of Arts in Education is designed for certified teachers who wish to obtain a master’s degree with a concentration area in instruction and curriculum. The postbaccalaureate program is designed for teachers who wish to qualify for certificate renewal, teachers who wish to qualify for the professional certificate or teachers who wish to broaden or enrich their academic background and who do not wish to pursue a degree program. Individuals who are not certified teachers may also enroll in selected courses in the postbaccalaureate program to explore their interest in education.

The Master of Arts in Counseling: Emphasis School Counseling is designed for students who wish to obtain a master’s degree with a concentration in school guidance counseling for the purpose of obtaining a School Counseling License (SCL) from the State of Michigan.

 

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