Candidates in this program are preparing for an exciting career of teaching young adolescents. Graduates are licensed to teach in grades 6-9 with two academic concentrations. If you are interested in touching the future and inspiring young adolescents, consider a major in middle grades education. In the last 5 years, all graduates have successfully found rewarding jobs in middle schools within North Carolina and other areas of the United States.
Many graduates are now leaders within their schools.
The Master's Degree Program in Middle Grades Education is an exciting new program that helps middle grades practitioners learn more about themselves, their teaching and their students. Graduates are action researchers who possess leadership skills and an increased knowledge about their area of expertise. Candidates in the program complete a core curriculum, middle grades specialty courses and coursework in one academic concentration. For more specific information, link to the program goals and to the program checklist . For further information about the graduation programs, admissions, and our new MAT program, click on graduate information in the table on contents on the left side of this page.