School of Education Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Education

• Learn to give children from birth through grade 2 the healthy start they need in school and in life. Nazareth defines inclusive education, also called special education, as nurturing students in their pursuit of a meaningful life.
• Gain knowledge, understanding, and skills to develop early intervention environments and learning experiences that support young children's physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development.
• Benefit from Nazareth's accomplished faculty, clinically rich program, and innovative approaches to learning, which have given the College's inclusive education programs a long, proud history of transforming dedicated learners into well-prepared, effective educators.
• Classes are mostly evenings.
• Traditional (on-campus) and hybrid (half online) classes offered.
• Complete in as fast as 14-20 months full-time.
• Fieldwork in urban, suburban, and rural schools.

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Master of Science in Education

• Learn to differentiate instruction among diverse learners in grades 1-6 and be more employable as a dual-certified elementary teacher equipped for regular, special, and inclusive education.
• Nazareth defines inclusion as a multi-faceted process in which every student, with or without special needs, is nurtured to pursue a meaningful life.
• Classes are offered mostly evenings.
• Traditional (on-campus) and hybrid (half online) classes offered.
• Complete in as fast as 14-20 months full-time.
• Classes taught on-site in local elementary schools.
• Exposure to rural, urban, and suburban schools.
• Choose part-time or full-time.
• Individual advisement is available for program planning and support in applying for N.Y. state certification.

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Master of Science in Education

• For current and prospective secondary educators (middle school, junior high, or high school: grades 7-12).
• Be more employable and well prepared with this inclusive (special education) adolescence dual certification.
• Choose the right secondary education master's degree program option for you — whether you have no previous teaching certification, general-education content certification (grade 7-12), childhood certification (grades 2-6), or professional certification.
• Classes on campus one night/week and online.
• Flexible program, full- or part-time.
• Complete in as fast as 12 months full-time.
• Fieldwork in urban, suburban, and rural schools.
• Individual advisement is available for program planning and support in applying for N.Y. state certification.

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Master of Science in Education

• Nazareth College is among the most highly respected colleges in New York state for art education.
• Initial (48 credits) and professional (36 credits) certification programs offered.
• Graduate with real-world experience. Initial-certification seekers run their own classroom in our on-campus Saturday Art School community program for grades K-12, as field work prior to student teaching.
• This M.S.Ed. program meets National Art Education Association standards for teacher preparation and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
• Classes meet one evening a week
• Traditional (on-campus), hybrid (half online), and online classes offered
• Complete in as fast as 4 semesters full-time

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Master of Science in Education

• This degree prepares you to be a literacy specialist, classroom teacher (preK-grade 6), literacy coach, community college faculty, or content area teacher (grade 7-12) able to meet all students' literacy needs to increase their ability to learn course content.
• Develop the appreciations, understandings, knowledge, and habits to be a teacher who changes students' lives.
• Flexible program, full- or part-time.
• Only one night/week and online classes.
• Complete in as fast as 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
• Teach at our on-campus reading clinic.

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Master of Science in Education

• Be prepared and credentialed to teach music to students from preK through grade 12.
• Gain advanced skills in curriculum, pedagogy, musicianship, research methods, and topics in both music and music education.
• Choose from two program options, depending whether you already have New York state initial teacher certification.
• Nazareth College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
• Evening and summer classes.
• Traditional (on-campus), hybrid (half online), and online classes offered.
• Complete in as fast as 12-30 months.

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Nazareth's Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs are tailored to graduate student backgrounds and needs.

Gain the skills and certification to teach one of the fastest-growing populations in the United States: English language learners, at all grade levels (pre-K to grade 12). Learn to use an array of written resources, technologies, and methods to create engaging learning experiences for speakers of other languages.

• M.S.Ed. TESOL with Initial NYS Teacher Certification: This 43-credit program is for students with no prior teacher certification who seek a master's degree in TESOL and initial New York state teacher certification in ESOL to teach in public schools.
• M.S.Ed. TESOL/Adolescence Education with Initial NYS Teacher Certification: This 51-credit master's program leads to initial certification for people who want to be able to teach in public middle, junior high, and high schools as a content specialist — biology, chemistry, English, languages other than English (German, Italian, French, Spanish), math, social studies — and as an ESOL teacher at any grade level.
• M.S.Ed. TESOL with Additional NYS Teacher Certification: This 36-credit online program is for students who already have New York state teacher certification (any type) and seek a master's degree in TESOL and additional teacher certification in ESOL. This program fulfills master's degree requirements for professional teaching certification.

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• $15 per credit tuition discount for eligible professionals in schools and other fields, including employees of participating employers in the Edcor-Nazareth Collaboration

GRANTS

• Graduate assistantships can cover 1.5 to 4.5 credits per semester
• Clinical assistantships cover up to a third of tuition
• I-SPAN Scholars covers the cost of certain courses
• TEACH grant for teaching a high-need subject in low-income school
• ROC Urban Teaching Fellows Program: Participate in a 15-month paid teacher residency and receive $10,000 for your tuition.
• Veteran/military benefits may cover some or all of your degree for you or your spouse or dependent.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• TOC II scholarship for teacher candidates from underrepresented populations: up to a third of tuition. The grant also helps with the cost of required teacher certification exams.

• Magdalena Callahan Scholarship: offered annually to a student in a graduate Literacy Education program

• Josephine F. Haire Family Scholarship: offered annually to a student in a Graduate Inclusive Education program

• Rochester Guild for Special Children Scholarship: offered annually to a student in a graduate Inclusive Education program