Graduate Programs in Education

A program for currently licensed teachers seeking to teach in grades K-12 with mild/moderate educational needs in a variety of settings. Rigorous coursework focuses on creating effective learning environments, special education laws and policies, teaching career and daily living skills, assessing and teaching children with mild/moderate educational needs, and more.

Do you already have a bachelor's degree? Through our Bachelor’s Plus initial licensure program, you can achieve your teaching license in as little as two years.

This license will help you expand your knowledge and skills in the area of educational leadership, and allow you to pursue a position in building leadership, perhaps as a building principal, assistant principal, or athletic director.

Are you an Ohio school administrator who wants to gain additional knowledge and skills in order to become an effective school district leader? Our post-master’s School Superintendent Licensure program is for you.

This license will help you expand your knowledge and skills in the area of educational leadership, and allow you to pursue a position in building leadership, perhaps as a building principal, assistant principal or athletic director.

This certificate in TESOL (12 credit hours) is for graduate students who plan to teach students abroad or adult ESL students. It is not designed for PK-12 teaching in the United States. The program also serves students with an undergraduate or graduate degree who are seeking specific training to improve their employment prospects where language, culture, and communication are concerned. Course content provides graduate-level instruction in the areas of: English language structure and usage, diverse linguistic learners; the processes of 2nd language learning, lesson, and materials development; and classroom methodologies and assessment in TESOL. No internship or state required exam for the certificate .

This certificate in Gifted (15 hours) serves students with an undergraduate or graduate degree who are seeking specific training to improve their employment prospects where teaching the gifted and talented is concerned. Course content provides graduate-level instruction in the areas of: the nature and needs of the gifted; curriculum development for gifted students; programs and supervision issues in gifted education; guidance and counseling of the gifted; and creativity studies for teachers of the gifted. No internship or state required exam for the certificate.

This certificate in Technology (18 credit hours) serves students with an undergraduate or graduate degree who are seeking specific training to improve their employment prospects where educational technology is concerned. Course content provides graduate-level instruction in the areas of: networking and technology infrastructure; instructional design for technology integration; the social, cultural and political aspects to technology use in education; designing and implementing professional development in technology; and organization and transformational change through technology. No internship or state required exam for the certificate.