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Concurrent M.Ed. Pathway

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland offers a 33-credit Master of Education program in Montessori Education with three concentrations: Birth to Three (0-3), Early Childhood Education (3-6), and Elementary Education (6-12). This unique program is offered in partnership with the select group of MACTE Accredited Montessori teacher training institutes listed below. Candidates must dually enroll at one of our off-site partner institutes and earn graduate credits throughout their MACTE Accredited Montessori teacher training, then complete subsequent online coursework with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland. Note: this program does not require travel to ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ's campus, and therefore an I-20 cannot be issued by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ.)

Associated Off-Site Training Courses*

*Note: Students in the Concurrent Pathway will be dually enrolled as graduate students, registering for the first 15 credits of their M.Ed. degree while simultaneously completing all requirements of their MACTE accredited Montessori training program.

Elementary Education (6-12)

• (Mesa, AZ)
  Instructor: Gaby Lopez

Early Childhood Education (3-6)

•  (Mesa, AZ) 
  Instructor: Ann Velasco (Evening Course)
• (St. Louis, MO)

  Instructor: Lakshmi Shekhar

Birth to Three (0-3)

• (St. Louis, MO)  Instructor: Sharlyn Smith

Ready to Apply?

Candidates must first be accepted into one of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ's Off-Site partner programs before they can be admitted to ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland.

Please note that tuition for ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland is separate from the tuition paid to the off-site training program. For details on ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’s admission requirements and to start your application, click here.

Additional Partners

Note that ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ's concurrent partner offerings change year to year. The following institutes do not have any programs associated with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ for the 2025-26 school year:  (Denver, CO),  (Riverdale Park, MD), and  (La Jolla, CA).