The School‑Based M.Ed. Program is designed for adults who hold a liberal arts degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent and wish to obtain teaching licensure while completing a M.Ed. degree.

The program is a cooperative venture between the Department of Education and Allied Studies of John Carroll University, the South Euclid–Lyndhurst City Schools; Collinwood High School; Orchard School of Science (Cleveland Municipal Schools); Hawken Lower School; and St. Ignatius High School. Course work is divided between the classes at the University and site-based coursework at the participating schools.  The program requires a summer and one full academic year that encompass course work and daylong experience at the participating school.  Candidates must receive grades of B or higher in all 400-level course work, and grades of “C” or higher in 500-level course work.   Graduate School policy permits a maximum of two grades of “C” within a master’s degree program.  The need for prerequisite courses may extend the program beyond one year for some candidates. 

The master’s degree course of study is a 40 or 46 credit-hour program at the graduate level, which includes a six-semester-hour teaching internship to meet licensure requirements. Other general education requirements may be necessary for the licensure, depending on the candidate’s previously completed course work. These requirements will be determined during individual transcript evaluations.  Successful completion of the appropriate PRAXIS Assessments is required for licensure.  All teacher licensure candidates must submit to fingerprinting and background checks by government investigative agencies.

NOTE: School-Based candidates for the Middle Child, Adolescent and Young Adult, and Multi-Age licenses must pass the PRAXIS Assessments in the teaching content area(s) prior to entering the Student Teaching semester.

For information about the application process for the School‑Based M.Ed. Program, contact the Department of Education and Allied Studies at (216) 397-4331.