The Master of Arts in Education is an individually designed program with concentrations of study in the following areas.

• Educational Policy, Evaluation, and Reform
• Higher Education/Student Affairs
• Special Education
• Teaching, Learning, and Culture 

Detailed information about each of these concentration areas is available on the program’s website.

Degree Requirements

Coursework.  The master’s degree requires 32 semester units of coursework.

Transfer Credit.  The University’s policy on transfer credit  applies.  The Education program permits a maximum of 6 semester units of transfer credit and stipulates that prior graduate coursework must have been taken within the last five years.

Degree Completion Option.  With advisor approval, students select writing either a thesis or a critique.

• Thesis.  Two faculty readers and formal submission to the Registrar’s Office is required.  Thesis formatting and submission procedures follow those for dissertations and are available on the registrar’s website.
• Critique.  Only one faculty reader is required.  A final version of the critique must be submitted to the program office.

University Policies.  University policies detailed in the Academic Policies  section of the Bulletin apply.

Master’s Degree Along the Way to the PhD

CGU offers students the option of earning a Master’s degree along the way to the doctoral degree.  Education students qualify by meeting all of the following criteria.

• Must be enrolled in the doctoral program with the intention of completing 72 units of coursework at CGU
• Completion of 32 units of study
• Passing one approved qualifying exam in lieu of the thesis or critique
• Degree completion requirements for the Master’s degree must be followed