Program Coordinators: Bridget Duda (M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth) and Nigel Caplan (M.A. in TESL)

The 4+1 tracks are a great way to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in a total of five years. Students complete a traditional four-year undergraduate program in 4 years and then pursue a master’s program in the fifth (+1) year. The School of Education offers the following 4+1 tracks for current UD undergraduates.

M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth

• Autism/Severe Disabilities. UD students in the early childhood education major or Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education major/Special Education concentration can become eligible for teacher certification in Autism/Severe Disabilities and earn an M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth in the +1 year.
• Elementary Special Education. UD students in Secondary Education majors or the Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education major, multilingual learner education or Middle School concentrations can become eligible for teacher certification in special education and earn an M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth in the +1 year.
• Secondary Special Education. UD students in Secondary Education majors or the Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education major/Middle School concentrations can become eligible for teacher certification in special education and earn an M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth in the +1 year.

M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language

Through the M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language 4+1 track, UD students in the undergraduate English major can become eligible for teacher certification English as a Second Language and earn the M.A. in TESL in the +1 year.

Additional Tracks

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a 4+1 track for students in the Early Childhood Education major or Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education major during their fifth year.

Through the M.A. in Childhood Foreign Language Education 4+1 track, students in the Early Childhood Education major or Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education major who demonstrate a minimum level of proficiency in Spanish can earn an M.A. in Childhood Foreign Language Education in the +1 year.

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers a 4+1 track for Elementary and Middle School Teacher Education majors. Through the Environmental Education 4+1 program Middle School Science or Single Certification Focus Area students can earn an M.S. in Insect and Wildlife Environmental Education.