The Master of Arts in Elementary Education is an online graduate degree that offers three emphasis areas: Reading, Math/Science, and Early Childhood Education. The program is designed to help classroom teachers deepen their teaching skills and knowledge in their field of expertise, or expand their background into a new teaching area and/or certification. (Note: this graduate program does not lead to an initial teaching certification, but does offer an advanced teaching certificate as a Reading Specialist). The graduate program in Elementary Education has 33 credit hours of course work, with all classes online, making the program convenient for busy classroom teachers.