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Can you get a Masters in Elementary Education without first having an undergrad?

I have an udergrad degree in journalism...have worked in the field for a while, and now am considering a career change to elementary education.

Can I go straight into a masters program without having an undergrad degree first?

Update:

Let me clarify...I DO have a degree in Journalism.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No. You need a BA or BS to get into graduate school. They will take anticipated graduation date if you are a senior when you apply, but will verify it before you start school. Now, that doesn't mean that the BA or BS has to be in education, though. They DO check it.

    Edited to add: Yes, you can go into a masters program without having an undergraduate degree in that specialty. What you just need to check are the prerequisites for the program. They may have requirements of "24 hours of early childhood education classes, etc". In that case you may need to take a few undergrad non-degree classes to get your pre-reqs taken care of. It really depends on the program as far as pre-reqs.

    It is like medical school. You don't have to be a pre-med major to go to medical school, just as you don't have to be a pre-law or political science major to go to law school. Admission to those is based on having an undergraduate degree (any degree), grades, MCAT/LSAT scores, and having the prerequisites, such as Organic Chemistry for medical-school. So, someone who majored in chemistry but took all of the necessary pre-reqs for medical school as their electives could go to medical school.

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    5 years ago

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