Are there any teachers who completed a 5 yr masters program in college?
I am going to be a senior this fall and in narrowing down my college choices I am wondering if I should only include colleges that include a 5 year program to get your masters and bachelors degree in education thus making it unnecessary to be teaching while still completing your masters degree.
Yes, I am in the course of doing this. I graduated in May with my Bachelor’s in Early Childhood education with an emphasis in Special Education. When I graduated, I already had 12 credits of Master’s coursework. Then, I took 6 credits in a summer session. Presently, I am halfway through my Master’s, and I return in the fall with 9 credits. Then in the spring I take another 9 credits and I am done! I strongly recommend doing this. I go to Texas Christian University, and the 5 year program allows for several scholarship opportunities (as would any college with an option like this). I recieved a full scholarship – so my Master’s is free!! You have to work really hard to get into a program like this. Usually universities only allow a certain amount of people this honor (15 at my university). So your GPA needs to be high and letters of reference need to be strong. Good luck!
I would suggest the opposite– Get into a school first. The trend among most schools is that they are not funded appropriately. A principal will pick a first year teacher over one with a masters because they will cost the district less money. After 2 years start looking for a masters program. Many of the masters programs will actually teach you things that you can use in your classroom immediatley. If you dont have a classroom to try all of these new techniques, what is the point? Get some experience first and then get your masters.