UW-Stout's Master of Science degree in Education is a 30-credit master’s degree that features all online courses and offers a flexible curriculum to meet your professional development goals. The 18 core credits focus on teaching and learning with an action research project embedded in the two research courses.  The 12 elective credits allow students to select four courses within an interest area, mix and match courses from several areas, earn a reading teacher license or a professional certificate:

• Reading Teacher or Reading Specialist License
• Instructional Design Certificate
• Elementary or Middle School Instructional Strategies
• Mathematics Specialist Certificate
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate

This program is for:

• Previously or currently licensed teachers seeking professional development in an accredited Master’s program.
• Instructors at post-secondary institutions seeking a master’s degree in professional development who do not require K-12 certification.
• Instructors in business and industry or other community-based settings.

Elective Courses

You may mix and match single courses to match your professional goals, or you may enroll in a sequence of courses to complete a certificate or certification. Some courses and certificate programs may require prerequisites. All courses and certificate or certification programs listed here are approved electives for use in our MS in Education program.

Click on the links below for more information or program/course requirements.

• Mathematics Specialist Certificate
• Reading Teacher Certification (WI 316)
• Reading Specialist Certification (WI 17)
• Instructional Design Certificate
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist Certificate
• Communicating with Emerging Media Certificate
• Improving the User Experience Certificate
• Online Professional Development for Educators - courses in 14 interest areas to match your professional goals!

Note: you need 11 credits of electives to fulfill the requirements of the MS in Education program.  

Admission

To be admitted with full status to this program, the applicant must (1) hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; (2) have an overall grade point average of at least 2.75, or an average of at least 2.90 in the last one-half of the undergraduate work. Applicants with an overall grade point average ranging from 2.5 to 2.75 may be considered for probationary admission. Enrollment is open throughout the year.

Applicants must provide both the Graduate School application form and the M.S. in Education program application form, including documents identified on the forms.

The M.S. Education program admits students on a continuous basis throughout the year.  However, suggested deadlines for applications are:   

• Fall Semester: August 15
• Spring Semester: January 15
• Summer Semester: June 1

Step 1 of 2: Submit General Graduate School Application

Your first step is to follow the standard application process through our Graduate School.

Step 2 of 2: Submit Program-Specific Admission Requirements

The second step to be successfully admitted to the program is to submit the following program-specific admissions requirements:

• MSE Program Application 
• A current resume or vita

Please submit the program-specific admissions materials by email to Amy Gullixson.

If you prefer, you can submit hard copy materials by mail to:

Dr. Amy Gullixson
Associate Director of Stout Online
316 Sorensen Hall
UW-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751

Tuition fee-2 years$38,000

Total fee-2 years$60,000