Online Master of Science in Education Law Program to Begin January 2007

Classes will begin for those enrolled in the Online Master of Science in Education Law Program—developed to teach non-lawyer educators and administrators to better identify, understand, and respond to complex legal issues perplexing today’s educators—in January 2007 with a residential institute on the main campus. 

Students will attend an orientation program and begin coursework in Foundations of Law in Education and Administrative Law and Education.  After completing the institute and initial course requirements, students can either earn the basic master of science degree in education law or specialize in one of two tracks—higher education or special education. 

Each student must complete three 20-week terms of coursework, attend three institutes, and complete an individual research project. Thirty credits are required for graduation.  This new, two-year program evolved from the cooperative efforts of the Law Center, the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies.