Master of Arts in Education: Teaching with Clear Education Specialist Credential

Program Description/Overview

Candidates who concurrently enroll in both the MAEd Program and the Credentialing Program are required to meet admissions standards and requirements for both tracks. All credential programs receive CLAD/CTEL authorization embedded within the credential program. The teacher preparation programs recognize and support that candidates bring many different skills, experiences and capacities to the program. Multiple routes to preliminary credentialing are offered to reflect such.

Program Learning Outcomes/Goals

Students will be able to:

1. Design critical thinking lessons, programs, and educational learning communities such that their students are aware of critical thinking strategies and can articulate how they are thinking critically.
2. Apply and advance teaching and learning theories, strategies, and pedagogical methodologies to their planning, classroom lessons, and curricular design such that professional learning communities are established, supporting high stakes learning for all learners.
3. Consistently apply and advance comprehensive, responsive and accountable assessment systems to their professional learning community to assure and advance the action-driven monitoring and evaluating of student progress.
4. Embed action research methods in their professional practice as well as applying informed evaluation of professional literature to their practice.
5. Consistently integrate informed methods and practices of technology into their professional learning community and practice.
6. Establish, support, and assure an inclusive and responsive school setting for all students, families, and communities.
7. Embed multicultural understanding and support, language literacy, and sociological concepts into their professional practice in order to create culturally responsive classroom in support of the diverse student population’s learning and advancement.

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

1. GPA: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5
2. Recommendations: Each candidate must provide two written confidential recommendations from those who can attest to the applicant’s abilities, interests, and proven accomplishments in education.
3. Personal essay: A two-page personal essay describing the following is required:
   1. the professional organizations to which you belong,
   2. honors, activities and other creative accomplishments, and
   3. a brief autobiographical statement including future professional plans.
4. Interview: Student must have an interview with the relevant CSOE Admissions Committee.
5. CBEST: Applicants to the Teaching, Educational Specialist, and Administrative Services Credential Programs must also give evidence of passing CBEST scores.

Final admissions decision will be made by the Program Faculty.

This program is not currently accepting applications.

Licensure

Alliant’s credential and authorization preparation programs are approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). Application for California Teaching or Administrative Services credentials or authorizations is made through the university’s Credential Analyst Department. Successful completion of the program results in a preliminary teaching credential recommendation to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC).

Programmatic Accreditation

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC)

Credit Units

Total Credit Units: 30-31*

Total Core Credit Units: 30-31*

Total Elective Credit Units: N/A

Total Concentration Credit Units: N/A

* Depending upon the option selected, the program requires the completion of 30 or 31 units.

Curriculum Plan

Gainful Employment

For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program, please visit https://www.alliant.edu/media/gainful-employment-disclosure/Master_Teaching_with_Clear_Education_Specialist_Credential_MA.html.