Master of Arts in Education
The M.A. degree is conferred by the University upon recommendation of the faculty of the School of Education. The minimum unit requirement is 45 quarter units earned at Stanford as a graduate student. Students must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better in courses applicable to the degree, and a minimum of 27 units must be taken in the School of Education. Students typically enroll in 15 to 18 units per quarter. They must enroll in at least 11 units of work each quarter unless their program makes special provision for a lower quarterly minimum. Master's students should obtain detailed program requirements from the Master's Program Officer, located in the Office of Academic Services in the School of Education. Some programs require a final project or scholarly paper. Additional detailed information regarding program content, entrance, and degree requirements is available at http://ed.stanford.edu. Before the program begins, each student is assigned a faculty adviser from the appropriate area committee to begin early planning of a coherent program.
Master of Arts degrees are offered for the following specializations:
- Curriculum and Teacher Education. (The program in CTE is not a credentialing program; see STEP below.)
- International Comparative Education
- International Educational Administration and Policy Analysis
- Joint Degree Program with Graduate School of Business (M.B.A./M.A.)
- Joint Degree Program with Law School (J.D./M.A.)
- Learning, Design, and Technology
- Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies
In addition, an M.A. degree with a teaching credential is offered in the Stanford Teacher Education Program.