Education, MS

Dr. Audrey Church, Chair
Department of Education and Counseling
434.395.2328, churchap@longwood.edu

In the Master of Science degree in Education, students choose a concentration from among Educational Leadership; Elementary Education; Health & Physical Education; and Special Education. Each concentration provides a core of 18 credit hours that addresses the following six areas central to the degree as well as coursework specific to that concentration. The specific courses that address the core areas may differ by concentration, and the options are listed below.

• Research [EDUC 502 ]
• Foundations [EDUC 506  or EDUC 571 ]
• Evaluation [EDUC 671 , or SPED 545 ]
• Leadership [EDUC 504 , EDUC 682 , HPEP 520 , or SPED 581 ]
• Design Theory [EDUC 510 , EDUC 542 , HLTH 525 , or SPED 554 ]
• Adaptations and Diversity [EDUC 636 , EDUC 515 , HPEP 564 , or SPED 565 ]

General Admissions Requirements
Prior to starting their graduate program, students must hold a conferred bachelor’s degree or international equivalent from a college or university accredited by the appropriate institutional (formerly regional) accreditation agency. In addition, applicants to the Master of Science degree in Education have qualifications and potential for success determined by a review of the following requirements (some concentrations may have additional requirements):

• a 2.75 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• a valid Virginia Collegiate Professional License or equivalent from another state
• a 500-word personal essay
• recommendations
• a résumé
• official transcripts of the bachelor’s degree and any course work completed after that degree