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About the ProgramThe QUEST Program provides the coursework for initial teacher licensure leading to a Master’s in Secondary Education (M.Ed.) at the Virginia Campus located in Ashburn, Virginia. The program is designed for recent college graduates and professionals transitioning from other fields who want to become middle and high school teachers. This flexible, self-paced program provides licensure eligibility for those who are interested in teaching secondary Art, English, English as a second language, foreign language, mathematics (including computer science), science (biology, chemistry, physics), and social studies. |
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Accreditation and RankingThe Graduate School of Education & Human Development is nationally accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and our programs are currently the 3rd highest ranked nationally accredited, private graduate school of education according to the most recent listing by U.S. News and World Report. We are also approved by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NADTEC) which means we have licensure reciprocity with 44 states. |
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LicensureTeacher Licensure is granted by each state and is based on three elements: Content Area Background (Content Area Preparation Forms), Teacher Examination (PRAXIS I™ & PRAXIS II™), and Professional Education Course Work. Students entering the QUEST Program are expected to have an undergraduate degree in the content area in which they wish to teach or the equivalent coursework (see Content Area Preparation Forms). Students are also expected to have completed PRAXIS I™ prior to admission to the program. Students generally take PRAXIS II™ after they have the majority of their licensure coursework behind them. The QUEST Program then provides the licensure coursework. |
