Frequently Asked Questions
You are ready to engage in critical perspectives examining power and domination like ideologies of settler colonialism, white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, racial capitalism and coloniality, to name a few. You are interested in co-creating liberatory and humanizing educational spaces that are not bound by current systems that you work in.
No. This is not a Master鈥檚 in Teaching program. If you are interested in becoming a certified teacher in Washington State, you can find information here: Elementary Education Teaching Certification
The E-CRiT concentration prepares practitioners to meet the unique needs of racially diverse students, staff, faculty, and administrators across college, university, and community settings. Graduates of this program will be equipped to serve in roles such as:
- Higher education administrators across universities, colleges, and community colleges
- K-12 Educators and leaders seeking a better understanding of barriers to 鈥減athways鈥� to higher education
- Advising: academic, admissions, career, & financial aid
- Student life & activities
- Disability, veteran, diversity, and international student services
- Community college instructor
- Marketing, Recruitment and communications
- Philanthropy and donor relations
- Community-based organization and non-profit leaders
- Government, advocacy, and policy specialists
- Working within tribal communities
- Educational researchers
View E-CRiT concentration admissions and application details.
The GRE is not required for admission. You do not need to be a teacher/teacher certified to apply to the E-CRiT concentration or have previous teaching experience.
Students enrolled full-time can complete the M.Ed. degree in 1 year (4 quarters), taking 2 classes per quarter. Students who opt to enroll part-time will complete the program in 2 years. View E-CRiT concentration degree requirements.
The E-CRiT concentration accepts applicants once per year, to begin Autumn Quarter. Courses are online and hybrid, and are scheduled in the evening to accommodate working professionals.
For students who complete the program in one year (4 quarters), tuition will cost approximately $26,022 (based on 2024-2025 Graduate Resident Tuition Rates for full-time Washington state residents). View funding resources for graduate students.
This program does not offer teaching or research assistantships at this time.
Priority application deadline: January 15th
Final application deadline: May 1st