5-Year Dual Degrees

Students and their professor in a classroom.

Achieve your dream faster.

Ignite your passion for teaching in the classroom and get there faster through our integrated dual degree programs. Saving you time and money, you can earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. In this program, candidates earn their initial certification as an undergraduate and receive their BS/BA/BSED degree. While still an undergraduate, candidates begin course work in the MSEd program in Special Education and can graduate in a year with their master’s degree.

Our faculty of experts will challenge you to develop the knowledge and skills to teach students through a vast array of courses and many exciting field experiences. Learn to create inclusive learning environments where diverse students will flourish, and build a complete portfolio of teaching strategies to spark your students’ curiosity and lifelong love of learning.

Programs offerings include:

  • 5-Year Dual Degree in Adolescence Education, BA/BS and MSEd Special Education/Literacy
  • 5-Year Dual Degree in Early Childhood/Childhood Education, BSEd & MSEd Special Education/Literacy
  • 5-Year Dual Degree in Childhood Education, BSEd & MSEd Special Education/Literacy
  • 5-Year Dual Degree in BA Biology/Chemistry/Physics & MST Adolescence Education
  • 5-Year Dual Degree in BA Biology/Chemistry/Physics & MST Adolescence Education and Special Education
“I chose St. Thomas Aquinas because I fell in love with the Education Program. I enjoyed having the 5 year accelerated Master’s program as an option, and am overjoyed that I was able to take part in it. I decided to explore the route of teaching Special Education after being influenced by family friends that were diagnosed with disabilities at an early age. Watching the difference their educators made in their lives was something that I wanted to be able to recreate with my students.”
Morgan Sonzogni, ’18
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