M.Ed. Program (Online)

The M.Ed. Program

The M.Ed. is a practitioner’s degree.  It is geared toward students who intend to pursue careers in the professional practice of adult education.  Graduates are qualified to provide leadership in one or more of the following domains of adult education practice: teaching and learning, curriculum and instructional design and development, program planning and administration, or curriculum and/or program evaluation.

M.Ed. students need 33 credit hours to graduate (of the 33 credits, 18 credits must be at the 500 level or higher):

• 21 credits of Adult Education core courses includes the Masters paper
• 12 elective credits;

The 12 elective credits (3 credits must include the STATS requirement) the remainder may be taken in Adult Education or from a supporting area(s) within Penn State, or transferred from accredited institutions approved by Penn State.