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Northwestern now offers prospective and current students an amazing opportunity!
EARN YOUR
Bachelor's Degree Master’s Degree Teaching License
IN LESS THAN
5
YEARS
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Teaching Career
The Accelerated Master of Science in Education program combines rigorous training in teaching and learning with a deep understanding of
Reduce length of master's degree by half!
The Accelerated program allows Northwestern undergraduates to take up to eight courses toward the MSEd degree, which normally requires 15 units to complete. But with a little planning, Northwestern undergraduates can reduce the length of the program to as few as seven.
Northwestern undergraduates must apply for the Accelerated Master’s Program; admission to the MSEd Program is not guaranteed. However, both the application fee and the GRE requirement will be waived. All other regular admission requirements apply.
Please note that in addition to the core degree curriculum, specific content area certification requirements apply, depending on the subject you wish to teach. You are strongly advised to review these certification requirements carefully — they are similar to, but not the same as, undergraduate major requirements. Content area courses required for certification may be taken either as an undergraduate or as a graduate student. Content area courses taken as a graduate student are in addition to the core degree curriculum.
Possible undergraduate substitutions for MSEd courses
(Elementary Teaching)
| This Undergraduate Course |
Fulfills This Elementary Teaching Requirement |
|---|---|
| TEACH_ED 302 Social Contexts of Education | MS_ED 402 Social Contexts of Education |
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MS_ED 405 Child and Adolescent Development |
| TEACH_ED 310 Foundations of Learning in a New Language | MS_ED 410 Foundations of Learning in a New Language |
| MS_ED 411 Elementary Science Methods and Content (contact MSEd office for a permission number) | MS_ED 411 Elementary Science Methods and Content |
| TEACH_ED 322 Content Area Reading and Writing | MS_ED 422 Content Area Reading and Writing |
| MS_ED 423 Elementary Literacy Methods and Content (contact MSEd office for a permission number) | MS_ED 423 Elementary Literacy Methods and Content |
| TEACH_ED 327 Educating Exceptional Children | MS_ED 427 Educating Exceptional Children |
| HDSP, LOC, LRN_SCI, SESP, or SOC_POL coursework addressing issues of identity, cognition, and education | 1 graduate-level elective |
Possible undergraduate substitutions for MSEd courses
(Secondary Teaching)
| This Undergraduate Course |
Fulfills This Secondary Teaching Requirement |
|---|---|
| TEACH_ED 302 Social Contexts of Education | MS_ED 402 Social Contexts of Education |
|
MS_ED 405 Child and Adolescent Development |
| TEACH_ED 310 Foundations of Learning in a New Language | MS_ED 410 Foundations of Learning in a New Language |
| TEACH_ED 322 Content Area Reading and Writing | MS_ED 422 Content Area Reading and Writing |
| TEACH_ED 327 Educating Exceptional Children | MS_ED 427 Educating Exceptional Children |
|
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| HDSP, LOC, LRN_SCI, SESP, or SOC_POL coursework addressing issues of identity, cognition, and education | 2 graduate-level electives |
By petition, you may count a 300-level (or higher) class that appears in The Graduate School course catalog if it is appropriate to the field of education or the subject area you wish to teach. A maximum of eight classes can be waived as part of the accelerated plan.
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