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College of Education

Online Programs

Since you can't always come to us, we're bringing our degree programs to you through online study.

Online Doctoral Programs

Advance your knowledge and career while engaging in research to solve problems of practice encountered within your educational setting. Students in the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Practice and Innovation choose one of four concentration areas.

Ed.D. - 4 concentration areas

Curriculum Studies

Explore different perspectives and theories related to curriculum development and diversity in educational settings.

Education Systems Improvement

Learn how to utilize improvement science concepts to research and solve systemic problems in education.

Learning Design and Technologies

Learn to design, develop, implement, evaluate, and research technology-based learning and instruction.

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STEM Education

Explore and solve significant problems of practice within education settings related to STEM fields

Online Masters and Specialists Programs

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Adapted Physical Education, M.S.

Learn how to successfully include students with disabilities in general classrooms and maximize learning outcomes for children with and without disabilities.

Education Administration, M.Ed.

Prepare for a career as a principal or school administrator.

Educational Technology, M.Ed.

Learn to design, develop, implement, evaluate, and research technology-based learning and instruction.

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Teaching, M.Ed.

If you are already a certified teacher, our online Master of Education in Teaching is the program for you. You can specialize in one of three areas including literacy and reading, project based learning and multicultural contexts in education.

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Education Administration, Ed.S.

This highly interactive online Ed.S. degree is ideal for school leaders who aspire to work in a district level leadership position and is a state approved program that leads to South Carolina superintendent certification.

Online Bachelor Program

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education

The Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education offers you the same access to our outstanding faculty and staff as our traditional programs.

Out-of-state students in these four programs pay a similar per credit hour rate as in-state students:

Adapted Physical Education, M.S.
Ed.D. (all concentrations)
Education Administration, M.Ed.
Teaching, M.Ed.

South Carolina certified teachers receive a special tuition rate 10% lower* than other in-state students for all our programs

* This rate applies for SC certified teachers completing fewer than 12 hours per semester. Fall I and II together is considered one semester, Spring I and II together is considered one semester, and all summer sessions are considered one semester.

Alumni Spotlight

Michelle Taylor began the online master’s degree program while her husband was stationed at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.

“Being a military spouse who had to constantly move around, the online program was flexible and convenient,” Taylor says. "I could literally do my work from anywhere in the world, and all I needed was my computer.”

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