Master of Education

Are you searching for a vocation where you will make a difference? Consider teaching. The M.Ed. program at Milligan is designed for someone whose undergraduate degree is not necessarily in education. 


PROGRAM DESIGN
Milligan's M.Ed. program offers both the Initial Licensure and Advanced Program options.

Initial Licensure
The Initial Licensure allows you to complete your master's and teaching licensure in as few as 15 months.

Advanced Program
The Advanced program is for already-licensed teachers who want to add endorsement areas or prepare for board certification. Course offerings are scheduled in a summer, fall, spring, summer sequence. However, you may begin at any time and pursue the program completion at a less ambitious pace to meet your scheduling needs.

OUTSTANDING REPUTATION
Milligan's education program has a reputation for producing quality teachers with a strong sense of dedication to their students. We have partnerships with most area school systems and thousands of our graduates are serving as teachers, coaches, counselors, and administrators in schools across the United States.


CARING FACULTY & PERSONAL ATTENTION
At Milligan, graduate courses are taught by professors with doctorates in education or related fields, or by individuals with master's degrees who have been recognized as outstanding in elementary or secondary teaching. The teaching staff includes faculty with a wide variety of experiences in education in both urban and rural settings.

Graduate courses at Milligan are small, allowing professors to interact closely with students for individual attention and supervision throughout their program. Our faculty are role models and mentors, and they will challenge you and stretch your mind and spirit.
 

CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW
Today's schools are challenged as never before. Faced with increasingly diverse student bodies and phenomenal technological change, contemporary schools need to provide quality services for all children. Now more than ever, children need teachers who are committed to excellence in the classroom and to Jesus Christ. It is our belief educators prepared in such a way will make a difference in the school and community where they live and serve.

"The Teacher as a Reflecting and Caring Person," the theme of our department, is interwoven throughout our program. Our primary goal is to produce caring and reflective professional educators who will affect the lives of children in a markedly positive manner.


ACCREDITATION: NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED
Fully approved by the Tennessee Department of Education, Milligan is one of nine private colleges in Tennessee accredited by NCATE, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202.466.7496). NCATE accreditation means your degree from Milligan is instantly recognized in Tennessee and the nation for its quality. Milligan's commitment to meet NCATE quality standards means we take great care in seeing you gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for success as a professional educator.
 

PORTFOLIO & RESEARCH:
PREP FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION
All M.Ed. students benefit from the required portfolio and research components to prepare you for board certification by the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards. The portfolio documents your mastery of applicable Milligan College graduate program outcomes. The research project features action research related to the school setting of your internship.

 
TUITION
Click here for more information on tuition and financial aid.

CATALOG INFORMATION
See the College Catalog (pages 91-99) for complete details.

ADMISSION & APPLICATION INFORMATION
 

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