Master of Science Degree

Master of Science Degree [M.S.]

Admission Requirements

See General Admission Requirements. An applicant is not required to have majored in education on the undergraduate level. However, some curriculum and instruction specializations do have additional admission requirements.

Students may not earn both a master’s degree and an Ed.S. or Ed.D. from PCC in the same specialization unless it is educational leadership.

Residence Requirements

A minimum of 30 credit hours of work is required (33 for music and speech specializations). Educational leadership and specializations in elementary, secondary (general), English, history, and science may be completed in two years by taking summer and distance-learning courses. Educational leadership and specializations in English, history, mathematics, music, and speech may be completed in two years by enrolling fall, spring, summer, fall, spring. Music also requires a public recital, and speech requires a public production.

See upcoming summer courses.

Distance Learning

Up to one third of course requirements may be completed through PCC’s distance-learning program with the remainder completed on campus.

Candidacy

See Candidacy.

Graduation Requirements

See Graduation Requirements.