It is important to note that the M.Ed. (Science Education) program is not designed for completion by continuous residency on campus. Instead, it it focused on providing professional development to in-service teachers, with much of the coursework provided over summers. Typically, a teacher will require 3 to 4 years for program completion. Most of the science graduate courses are supported by Title II funds through the NDSU summer MSTeP program, which allows for reduced tuition costs for students. The Education Core of four courses are made available at times generally convenient to teachers, and they are offered via IVN statewide.

A final requirement of this M.Ed. (Science Education) program is an oral defense of an action research project. A thesis option is available for candidates who do not have access to a teaching environment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: A limited number of graduate tuition waivers in the form of Board of Higher Education Scholarships may be available to teachers enrolled in the M.Ed. program. Department chairs or advisors must complete applications for eligible students by the deadline (contact the Graduate School) in order for these students to be considered for tuition waivers. Applications will not be reviewed after 5 pm on this date. Please consult the Graduate Bulletin for information and eligibility criteria. Forms may be downloaded here.

• M.Ed. Flyer (all programs) (PDF format).
  
  
• Core Requirements
  
  
• Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ)
  
  
• NDSU Graduate School
  
  
• NDSU Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
  
  
• NDSU School of Education
  
  
• Board of Higher Education Scholarship (15-day application deadline)
  
  
• Center for Science and Mathematics Education