Online Master's in Education

Explore effective classroom management methods and culturally responsive teaching practices. Delve into curriculum design, considering diverse learners and designing unit plans aligned with the goals specific to your teaching content area. Additionally, compare tools for evaluating and assessing student performance, and discover strategies to deepen learning and develop higher-level thinking skills for all students.

Through a partnership with Educate Pathways, Wisconsin teachers and administrators can apply credits from the Project Teaching, 10 Sped, and WiscAd programs toward the Saint Mary’s M.A. in Education program. Gain the skills and confidence to prepare for Wisconsin state licensure while saving time and money. Start in September, January, or May, and create a personalized completion plan with your program director.

This concentration is open to participants of The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies (Buttimer) and The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice (JJI). Saint Mary’s is pleased to offer a scholarship for participants in the Buttimer and JJI program. Tuition for the Lasallian Education concentration (15 credits) is $100 per credit.

Participants will earn 15 graduate credits during their participation in Buttimer or JJI through completing additional requirements with a Saint Mary’s instructor. Participants must complete the 15-credit core curriculum of the M.A. in Education program to complete the degree.

• Master’s program applicants may apply for admission to a master’s degree program at any time during the year. 
• Master of arts applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale.

Students with transcripts from universities located outside of the United States, unless from a waiver country listed here, are required to take and pass English Proficiency testing.

Saint Mary’s accepts:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 4 (formerly 72)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0
• Michigan Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) with a minimum score of 74%
• International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) with a minimum score of 4.0 or Pearson Test of English with a score of 51
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 105.

Education program applicants must submit the following:

1. Completed application form.
2. An official transcript(s) issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits. (An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution.)
   • Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated on a course by course basis by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, One Earth International Credential Evaluators or any approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards.
   • Saint Mary’s can order and cover the cost of transcripts from institutions that allow third-party requests for eligible degree-seeking applicants. Contact your enrollment counselor for more information.
   • Official Transcripts should be sent to Office of Admission
     • Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
       2500 Park Avenue
       Minneapolis, MN 55404
     • Or electronically: tcadmission@smumn.edu
3. A personal statement which includes:
   • brief description of the applicant’s background, training, and experience; and,
   • statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and his or her reasons for seeking admission to the program and,
   • personal information the applicant wishes to share.
4. Names of two people (including title, organization, email, phone number) who could serve as professional references, if needed, during the application review process. The best references are those who know you in a professional capacity, such as current or former supervisors.
5. A current résumé listing educational background and work experience.

• Fall Semester – August 1
• Spring Semester – December 1
• Summer Semester – April 1
• Fall term 2 – October 1
• Spring term 2 – February 1
• Summer term 2 – June 1

The priority application deadlines are listed but these are general as not all of our programs have a start every semester

You can expect to be notified about your acceptance approximately two weeks following your application completion date.