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The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree program is designed to develop early childhood, elementary, secondary, and other professional educators. In addition, this degree program provides further professional development for educational specialists in the School’s areas of concentration. Within the framework of the Master’s degree requirements of the University Graduate School and with the advice of a faculty adviser, candidates for the M.Ed. must complete a minimum of 33 graduate credits. Eighteen of these credits must be graded, 12 must be at or above the 600 level, and a minimum of 21 credits must be taken in the School of Education. Individual programs may specify a particular course sequence. The School Counselor Education concentration requires 48 credits.

A detailed explanation of procedures to be followed by Master’s candidates may be found by selecting Master's under Academics on the School of Education’s website, www.umass.edu/education/.