The program is designed to enhance skills in leadership, technology and communication. Curriculum For description, go to Graduate Curriculum . The graduate program takes into consideration the busy schedules of working teachers. To accommodate their needs, the program is designed in intensive eight-week modules. The program takes about two years to complete, compared to three or four years in a traditional setting.
Students enroll in eight-week modules for three semester credit hours.
Classes meet for three hours at Concordia once a week for eight weeks and one Saturday for six hours. Two eight-week modules are completed during a traditional semester. Technology and its educational applications will be an integral part of Concordia's graduate program. Twenty to 25 students, a group known as a cluster, enroll together and take every class together as they move through the program. This approach fosters camaraderie and moral support among students and gives students the opportunity to share professional experiences.