The Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction is a 33-credit-hour program designed for currently certified elementary and secondary teachers. All students take 15 hours (five courses) in a pedagogy core and 15 hours (five courses) in a content strand according to their area of emphasis.

After all of the above coursework has been completed, students complete a three-hour action research thesis. In this capstone project, students synthesize the knowledge and experience they have gained to conduct a project in their own classroom and improve their teaching in a specific area.

Entrants must have completed a bachelor's degree and be certified to teach. Interested students without certification will be directed to the undergraduate certification program before pursuing the master's degree.