Career and Technical Education, Master of Education

Graduate Admission Information

• The NAU graduate online application is required for all programs. Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies.
  
  Admission requirements include the following:

  • Transcripts.
  • Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale ("A" = 4.0), or the equivalent.

  
  Visit the NAU Graduate Admissions website for additional information about graduate school application deadlines, eligibility for study, and admissions policies.
  
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  International applicants have additional admission requirements. Please see the International Graduate Admissions Policy.

Additional Admission Requirements

• Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

• • Responses to personal statements.

Master's Requirements

• This Master’s degree requires 30 units distributed as follows:

  • Required Coursework: 12 units
  • Concentration: 18 units

  
  Take the following 30 units:

• Required Coursework (12 units)

  • CTE 591, CTE 691, CTE 692, CTE 696 (12 units)
    • You must pass a final oral exam administered by the faculty, covering content in the four core classes or present an action research project based on work completed in the CTE 691 course.

• Concentration (18 units)
  
  In consultation with your advisor, select from either CTE courses or approved interdisciplinary coursework that comprise a coherent area of study, which may include EPS, EDF, and EDL courses.
  
  Areas from which you may select concentration courses include, but aren't restricted to, curriculum and instruction, higher education, educational technology, human resource development, CTE Administration, and/or advanced coursework in your occupational area to meet HLC (or other) accreditation requirements.
  
  We offer courses for this plan via web-based delivery only. There are no other delivery methods for this program.

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Program

• • This program is available as an Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Plan wherein a student may start a master's degree while simultaneously completing their bachelor's degree.

• • Students enrolled at the Online campus for both undergraduate and graduate programs are eligible to complete the Bachelor of Science in Education in Career and Technical Education 90-30 and start a Master of Education in Career and Technical Education at NAU.

• • Students must apply to the master's program by the graduate program's application deadline, meet all admissions requirements listed in the policy Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Programs, as well as the admissions requirements for the specified master's plan to be considered for admission. Admission to programs is competitive and qualified applicants may be denied because of limits on the number of students admitted each year.
    
    Be sure to speak with the Master's Program Director/Coordinator regarding your interest in the accelerated plan.

• • Students accepted into the Accelerated Program should complete the following requirements:

• • Master's Requirements
     

    This Master’s degree requires 30 units distributed as follows:

    • Required Coursework: 12 units
    • Concentration: 18 units

    
    Take the following 30 units:

• • Required Coursework (12 units)

    • CTE 591, CTE 691, CTE 692, CTE 696 (12 units)
      • You must pass a final oral exam administered by the faculty, covering content in the four core classes or present an action research project based on work completed in the CTE 691 course.

• • Concentration (18 units)
    • Select from the following (15 units):
      • CTE 401*, CTE 431*, CTE 455*, CTE 486*, CTE 491*, CTE 492*, CTE 496*, CTE 503, CTE 532, CTE 561, CTE 565, CTE 576, CTE 583, CTE 592, CTE 593, CTE 594, CTE 595
    • Additional graduate level units with advisor approval (3 units)
      • May include 3 units of EPS, EDF, and EDL courses
    
    *No more than 6 units from CTE 401, CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486, CTE 491, CTE 492, or CTE 496

    
    We offer courses for this plan via web-based delivery only. There are no other delivery methods for this program.

Additional Information

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.