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Help Students Reach their Potential While You Reach Yours with an M.Ed.

At Averett University, you have the opportunity to change the educational landscape for future generations, no matter what subject or specialization you want to teach, with our Master of Education ​add-on endorsements and ​Graduate Certificates. These additional online programs are built to give you the specific training needed to excel in the concentration you wish to enter. They provide rich understanding and practical skills that enable you to effect positive change at the individual, community, state​,​ and national level. Discover which certificate is the best fit for your future.

Graduate Certificate Programs with Add-on Endorsements

M.Ed. - Administration and Supervision: Virginia Endorsement for Licensed Educators

M.Ed. - K-8 Math Specialist En​​dorsement Program

If you are a licensed educator, this program equips you with the ability to diagnose and assess students struggling with math difficulties and develop curriculum to help them achieve their academic goals. 

If you currently hold a Virginia Collegiate Professional License, this program builds on the ​leadership​ and administrative skills needed to build community school-wide and develop sound instructional plans for K-12 schools.  

Example Courses

• Math Curriculum and Instruction Adaptation
• Instructional Methods in Number Systems and Theory
• Instructional Methods in Statistics and Probability
• Empowering Excellence and Equity in Math Instruction 

Career Outcomes

Upon completion of this program and successfully passing the School Leader’s Licensure ​Assessment ​(SLLA), you will have earned an M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and will be eligible for endorsement as a School Administrator in the State of Virginia.   

Example Courses

• Education Law
• Curriculum Development
• Administration and Supervision of SpEd and ESL Programs
• Professionalism: Ethics, Policy and Professional Development 

Graduate Certificate - Administration and Supervision: Endorsement Program

Graduate Certificate - Gifted Education: Endorsement

If you currently hold a Virginia Collegiate Professional License, this program will teach you how to identify and assess gifted students, with special attention paid to vulnerable populations​,​​ ​ and how to develop and deliver high-quality gifted programming in a variety of learning environments. 

If you already hold an M.Ed.​ and post-graduate professional license, ​ and wish to become a building-level school administrator, this program will teach you the expertise required to develop and sustain an equitable instructional environment that promotes success for all learners. 

Example Courses

• ​​Characteristics ​of Education for Gifted Students
• Identification and Assessment of Gifted​ Learners ​
• Teaching Gifted Learners 

Example Courses

• Human Resources and School Finance
• School-Community Relations
• School Climate and School Improvement 

Graduate Certificate - Reading Specialist: Endorsement

Graduate Certificate - ​Special Education K​​​-6, 6-8, or 6-12: Virginia Endorsement

If you ​hold a post-graduate professional license, have an M.Ed. a​nd wish to become a reading specialist, this certificate program ​is for you! This program ​helps you assess students who struggle with reading comprehension develop instructional lessons to help them reach their educational goals. 

If you are a licensed educator and wish to work with special education students, this program will teach you how to identify, assess​, ​​ ​and support students receiving special education services so they can meet their educational goals. 

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It’s time to build the future you deserve. No matter the obstacles you’ve faced in the past, at Averett University we can help you reach your potential, fulfill your dream and build a better future. Discover your path to success.

Experience

Founded in 1859, Averett has specialized in helping non-traditional students like you attain degrees for more than 35 years through the Graduate and Professional Studies college.

Consistency

We provide you with quality course content delivered in a consistent, uncomplicated format. Your life is complicated enough—the technology you use shouldn’t be.

Relevant Content

What you learn in your virtual classroom today, you can put to immediate use in your workday tomorrow.

Methodology

You’ll access relevant and comprehensive courses through technology that is dependable, consistent and user-friendly.

Personalized Attention

You will experience small class sizes and instructors who care about you as an individual. You’ll even have your own Student Success Coach who will be with you from your enrollment to graduation.

Network

As part of the Averett family, you will have access to faculty, staff, classmates, and more than 25,000 alumni in 50 states and almost 50 countries.

“Through academically rigorous course offerings, outstanding instructors, and proactive support systems, Averett empowers all students to be life-long learners.” 

  - Jeremy Clark, M.Ed

Averett University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Averett University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Averett University is committed to preparing students to serve and lead as catalysts for positive change, to providing opportunities that will be transformative for our region and beyond, and to addressing needs with our high-quality academic programs.

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