Preparing Educators for Servant Leadership

It takes a lot of knowledge and experience to give every student a place to succeed. An advanced degree from Belhaven University prepares and positions you to develop curriculum and incorporate best practices for improved teaching and learning.

Belhaven’s graduate education programs are recognized by the Mississippi Department of Education to allow you to achieve the next level of teacher or administrator certification or add an endorsement to your current license.

We continue to learn about learners’ cognition, their development, and understand how learners learn. Let's keep the momentum advancing in order to realize improved schools and schooling, and a greater impact on student learning.

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The Highest Standards

Belhaven University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees.

The School of Education is approved by the Mississippi Board of Education to offer teacher education programs. The programs are reviewed annually by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to ensure state standards are met in accordance with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and MDE State Partnership protocol for continuing accreditation.

The Importance of Accreditation

Online Master's Degrees

Specialist & Doctoral Degrees

Distinctive Leadership and Service

Belhaven University Graduate School of Education, serving as the Educator Preparation Provider (EPP), has developed and maintains a conceptual framework that is integrated throughout the Graduate Education programs at both the initial and advanced levels. 

The EPP Conceptual Framework is the result of collaborative efforts between the faculty, administration, partner schools, and the professional education community to reflect the knowledgebase concerning current research, best practices, and state and national standards.

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The Graduate School of Education’s Christian worldview distinctive is foundational to the School of Education’s six professional core values:

  1. Knowledge of Content
  2. Professional Growth
  3. Assessment
  4. Instructional Methods
  5. Learning Environments
  6. Professional Dispositions

The Graduate School of Education curriculum incorporates these six professional core values and includes the integration of faith and learning as part of a Christian worldview found throughout the various degree programs.

All of the Graduate School of Education degree programs and courses are delivered in an online, and at times, a virtual format.

The exception is the Education Doctoral program which is formatted as an online and virtual program, but also includes the requirement that candidates attend two Residency sessions on campus. Residency sessions are two to three days of orientation and preparation for research and dissertation writing.

The Belhaven University Graduate School of Education does not automatically qualify candidates for an educator licensure, certification upgrade, endorsement, or pay increase within their state of residence or state of their employment.

Out-of-state candidates are responsible for ascertaining the requirements for licensure, endorsement, or pay increase by the state where they seek employment or licensure.

Distinctive Leadership and Service

Belhaven University Graduate School of Education, serving as the Educator Preparation Provider (EPP), has developed and maintains a conceptual framework that is integrated throughout the Graduate Education programs at both the initial and advanced levels. 

The EPP Conceptual Framework is the result of collaborative efforts between the faculty, administration, partner schools, and the professional education community to reflect the knowledgebase concerning current research, best practices, and state and national standards.

View the Conceptual Framework

The Graduate School of Education’s Christian worldview distinctive is foundational to the School of Education’s six professional core values:

  1. Knowledge of Content
  2. Professional Growth
  3. Assessment
  4. Instructional Methods
  5. Learning Environments
  6. Professional Dispositions

The Graduate School of Education curriculum incorporates these six professional core values and includes the integration of faith and learning as part of a Christian worldview found throughout the various degree programs.

All of the Graduate School of Education degree programs and courses are delivered in an online, and at times, a virtual format.

The exception is the Education Doctoral program which is formatted as an online and virtual program, but also includes the requirement that candidates attend two Residency sessions on campus. Residency sessions are two to three days of orientation and preparation for research and dissertation writing.

The Belhaven University Graduate School of Education does not automatically qualify candidates for an educator licensure, certification upgrade, endorsement, or pay increase within their state of residence or state of their employment.

Out-of-state candidates are responsible for ascertaining the requirements for licensure, endorsement, or pay increase by the state where they seek employment or licensure.

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Flexibility, Convenience, Affordability

Special Tuition Rates for Educators

When you enroll in a graduate education program at Belhaven, you’re automatically eligible for our Special Education Discount Rate or the Classroom Leadership Scholarship Rate. Talk to your advisor or connect with our Online Admission office today!

Meet Our Dean (School of Education)

Dr. David Hand

Dean of the School of Education

601-968-8703
dhand@belhaven.edu

Contact Us

Office of Adult, Graduate, and Online Admission

Phone: 601-968-5940

Mailing Address:
1500 Peachtree Street, Box 153
Jackson, MS 39202

Fax: 601-300-2932

onlineadmission@belhaven.edu

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Verse of the Year

God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.

Philippians 2:13