Accelerated Master’s Option
The Accelerated Option is for high achieving undergraduate students enrolled in TCU’s College of Education. This option is available only to TCU undergraduates obtaining a baccalaureate degree in early childhood (EC-6), middle school or secondary education, or a baccalaureate degree in youth advocacy and educational studies . The Accelerated Option allows outstanding students to complete a bachelor’s degree with the Master of Education (MEd) in five years. Students are eligible to apply for admission to the graduate program during the semester they complete 90 hours of undergraduate coursework. To be considered for admission to the Accelerated Option, students must submit a graduate program application packet. Only candidates demonstrating superior undergraduate academic performance and having strong recommendations are considered for admission.
Students intending to pursue an Accelerated Option should make their plans known as early as possible to their faculty advisor in the College of Education to ensure proper advising. If admitted to the Accelerated Program, students complete up to 12 semester hours of the MEd program during the fourth year of undergraduate study. Candidates must work with their undergraduate advisors to determine how the courses they take will apply to the undergraduate degree. During their senior year, they complete the following classes.
EC-6 Undergraduate Major
Advanced Clinical Teaching | 1-6 | |
Learner-Centered Teaching: Families | 3 | |
Reading Instruction Grades 3-6 | 3 |
Middle/Secondary Undergraduate Major
Educational Assessment | 3 | |
Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom | 3 | |
Internship | 1-6 |
Youth Advocacy and Educational Studies Undergraduate Major
Diversity in American Education | 3 | |
Advanced Internship: Youth Advocacy and Educational Studies | 1-20 |
At the end of the fourth year, assuming all other graduation requirements are met, the student earns the baccalaureate degree. During the fifth year, including summer, the student completes the remaining semester hours toward the MEd degree. Students will complete 9 hours of core courses, 12 hours from the Teaching and Learning emphasis (including EDMS/SE 51103 Educational Assessment), and 15 hours from content area specialization as described under the Traditional Master's Option.
Note: No more than 15 hours of 50000-level classes may be applied toward a master's degree.