Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Our Masters of Education (M.Ed.) with a Literacy Focus degree program offers practicing teachers the opportunity to deepen their knowledge, add new skills, and broaden their vision as teachers and educational leaders.

This fully-online, 30-credit-hour master’s degree focuses on 21st-century opportunities, needs, and demands, and endows graduates with a deep and varied set of pedagogical skills in the discipline of literacy learning and instruction for all content areas and grade levels, P-12.

Required Documents

• Application
• Official College Transcripts*
• Level 4 Georgia Teacher Certificate or proof of eligibility to hold the certificate
• 2 Letters of Recommendation 
• Documentation of Lawful Presence, for Residents of Georgia
• English Proficiency, for International Students

 *If you have a college transcript from MGA, you do not have to pay for or send your transcript to Admissions.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university
• 2.75 GPA*

*Candidates who have met all requirements for admission but have a cumulative GPA between 2.5-2.74 may submit a letter of appeal as part of their application; additionally, disciplinary action at any other institution that the student has attended or while in the military may prevent admission.  

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Admissions Deadlines

The M.Ed. with Literacy Focus is a flexible, all-online program that admits candidates every semester. Admission to the M.Ed. program is competitive and granted on a “space available” basis. 

Semester	Application Deadline	Classes Begin
Fall 2024	July 15, 2024*	August
Spring	October 15	January
Summer	April 1	May

*application deadline for the inaugural class

 

Program Coordinator

Dr. William Gary Cole

478-471-2880
Macon Campus - Teacher Education Building (TEB) 308