Graduate Programs
Overview
WSU's School of Education offers an Accelerated Bachelor's Degree to Master of Education in Learning and Instructional Design program is a pathway that links existing undergraduate education degree programs (BAED) with the MEd in Learning and Instructional Design. It Constitutes an integrated academic pathway with dual-credit structure that allows high-performing undergraduate students in Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAED) programs to begin graduate-level coursework during the final year(s) of their bachelor's degree.
Purpose
Students that take advantage of this pathway recieve significant benefits:
- Students can complete both degrees in a shorter overall timeframe by applying up to 9 graduate credits toward both degrees.
- Accelerated completion of the MEd provides students with earlier access to advanced credentials, engancing their competitivemess in the job market and preparing them for the leadership roles.
Admission Requirements
- Students must apply to the accelerated program through the Graduate School application
process. This includes submission of:
- Personal statement
- Faculty Member Recommendation
- Students must have a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.000 to be eligible.
- Graduate courses for dual credit must be approved by both the undergraduate and graduate program advisors.
- A Dual Enrollment Form must be submitted at the time of registration for courses that will carry dual credit.
Associated Link: WSU Graduate School
Contact Advisors
- Graduate Advisor: Professor Mara Alagic, PhD
Student's BAED Advisor:
Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAED) Programs:
- Education - Biology (Secondary)
- Education - Chemistry (Secondary)
- Education - Early Childhood Unified
- Education - Earth and Space Science (Secondary)
- Education - Elementary
- Education- Elementary- Major (USD 259 Future Teacher Academy )
- Education - English/Language Arts (Secondary)
- Education - English/Science (Middle)
- Education - French (PreK-12)
- Education - History/Mathematics (Middle)
- Education - History/Science (Middle)
- Education - History, Government and Social Studies (Secondary)
- Education - History/English (Middle)
- Education - Mathematics (Middle)
- Education - Mathematics (Secondary)
- Education - Mathematics/English (Middle)
- Education - Physical Education (PreK-12)
- Education - Physics (Secondary)
- Education - Spanish (PreK-12)
- Education - Teacher Apprentice Program™ - Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education (Also available online)


