Overview

Master of Education in Literacy Program / Master of Education in Literacy Program is located in Elgin, IL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Education (M Ed)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam Copy of Professional Educator License, Official transcript(s) of all college coursework, Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0, application essay, and letters of reference. Completion and submission of a feature article to a peer-reviewed journal in the field
Other Advanced Degrees	Completion and submission of an article in a peer-reviewed journal.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11

Applied

10

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 15th	April 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Copy of Professional Educator License, Official transcript(s) of all college coursework, Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0, application essay, and letters of reference.
Master's Degree Requirements	Copy of official teaching certificate; official transcript(s) of all college coursework; bachelor's degree with minimum GPA of 3.0; 2 letters of reference; essay; interview; live writing sample

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	November 15
Types of financial support available	Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

9

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.11%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	11.11%

Gender

Male (11%)

Female (88%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 3

Part-time - 10

Male (1)

Female (12)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Literacy as social practice, affective domains of literacy, funds of knowledge and identity, disciplinary literacy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1151 North State Street
Elgin, IL  60123-1498
United States

Contact Dr. Kristy Piebenga
Director
Email: kristy.piebenga@judsonu.edu
Phone: 847-628-1086

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