Master of Education in Elementary Education – Teaching and Transforming Advanced and Gifted Education Online
Advance your teaching career with specialized knowledge of talent development. The accelerated coursework for this dynamic master's program emphasizes strategies for transforming gifted education and offers educators an opportunity to make an immediate, practical impact.
Program Overview
Positively influence learning with the advanced and gifted elementary education master’s program online
Teach, mentor, and lead in advanced and gifted education with the online Master of Education in Elementary Education – Teaching and Transforming Advanced and Gifted Education program. Instruction by respected faculty empowers you to nurture advanced learning, creativity, and talent development. Complete your course work 100% online while exploring emerging frameworks for gifted education and their practical implications.
This online M.Ed. program explores proven strategies for fostering the professional growth and learning of other educators. Enhance your knowledge of youth and adult mentoring, creative teaching and learning, responsive teaching, leadership in gifted education, and more.
As a student of this master’s in gifted education online program, you will learn how to:
- Teach, mentor, and lead for student and educator talent development
- Foster advanced learning, creativity, and flourishing for young people and educators
- Apply research and critical understandings of emerging frameworks and issues in advanced/gifted education
- Analyze and communicate complex information for various needs and groups of people
- Effect change at multiple levels
- Teach, mentor, and lead for student and educator talent development
- Foster advanced learning, creativity, and flourishing for young people and educators
- Apply research and critical understandings of emerging frameworks and issues in advanced/gifted education
- Analyze and communicate complex information for various needs and groups of people
- Effect change at multiple levels
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Tuition
Keep your budget intact with our affordable tuition
Tuition for the master’s in gifted education online is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Ed. in Elementary Education – Advanced and Gifted | $502 | $1,506 | $15,060* |
*Students in Accelerated Online Programs are not eligible for payment plans or emergency loans. Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment. BookSmart fees are automatically added each semester but are not included in program costs; students may opt out by the start of each term. Registrations after the tuition deadline require full payment at registration. Cost of Attendance details are available through TXST One Stop.
Tuition breakdown
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Calendar
Create your own schedule by choosing from multiple start dates
The Texas State Master of Education in Elementary Education – Teaching and Transforming Advanced and Gifted Education is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 2026 | 8/19/26 | 8/5/26 | 8/12/26 | 8/19/26 | 8/13/26 | 10/7/26 | 8 weeks |
| Fall 2 2026 | 10/8/26 | 9/24/26 | 10/1/26 | 10/8/26 | 10/1/26 | 12/10/26 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 1 2027 | 1/19/27 | 1/4/27 | 1/11/27 | 1/19/27 | 1/14/27 | 3/8/27 | 8 Weeks |
| Spring 2 2027 | 3/9/27 | 2/23/27 | 3/2/27 | 3/9/27 | 3/4/24 | 5/12/27 | 8 Weeks |
| Summer 1 2027 | 6/1/27 | 5/17/27 | 5/24/27 | 6/1/27 | 5/27/27 | 7/19/27 | 8 Weeks |
| Summer 1 2027 | 6/1/27 | 5/17/27 | 5/24/27 | 6/1/27 | 5/27/27 | 7/2/27 | 5 Weeks |
| Summer 2 2027 | 7/5/27 | 6/21/27 | 6/28/27 | 7/5/27 | 7/1/27 | 8/5/27 | 5 Weeks |
| Fall 1 2027 | 8/25/27 | 8/11/27 | 8/18/27 | 8/25/27 | 8/19/27 | 10/13/27 | 8 Weeks |
| Fall 2 2027 | 10/18/27 | 10/4/27 | 10/11/27 | 10/18/27 | 10/14/27 | 12/16/26 | 8 Weeks |
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Admissions
Applying to the master’s in gifted education online is simple
Apply to the online advanced and gifted elementary education master’s degree program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.
To be eligible to earn your M.Ed. in Elementary Education – Teaching and Transforming Advanced and Gifted Education online from Texas State University, you must have the following:
- Completed online application
- Nonrefundable application fee of $55 ($90 for international*)
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
- Copy of official transcripts from all institutions where course credit was granted
- Minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
- Resume/CV
- A statement of purpose that addresses your reasons for choosing the program, your area of study, your relevant experiences, your career goals, and the attributes that will make you successful in the program
For applicants without a U.S. bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)**:
You must submit an approved English proficiency exam score that meets the minimum program requirements.
- Official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall and minimum individual module scores of
- 19 listening
- 19 reading
- 19 speaking
- 18 writing
- Official PTE scores required with a 52 overall
- Official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
- Official Duolingo scores required with a 110 overall
- Official TOEFL Essentials scores required with an 8.5 overall
**Exemption: Applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a country on our exempt countries list are not required to submit an English proficiency exam score.
You have the opportunity to upload copies of your official transcripts during the application process (not print-outs, grade reports, advising transcripts or transcripts stamped "unofficial"). You can accomplish this by ordering or requesting your official transcripts from your university registrar, opening the documents, and scanning them into one PDF file. Please follow the instructions below when uploading your documents:
- Redact your social security number every time it appears, but do not make additional alterations
- Include front pages and back pages as well as the transcript legend
- Combine multiple pages and/or multiple transcripts into one PDF
- Arrange all pages in the correct order
- Remove any encryption/password protections
Electronic transcripts can be sent to Texas State University graduate admissions at [email protected].
Official transcripts can be mailed to:
TXST One Stop
Texas State University – Graduate Admissions
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
*Texas State defines an on-campus international student as anyone with a nonimmigrant visa status, including H-1B visa holders, or those seeking a visa to enroll. If you are not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, you will be classified as an international applicant.
An online international student is someone who holds citizenship in another country, is not a U.S. permanent resident, and resides outside the U.S. while enrolling in an online program.
Students who are not on a visa but are graduating from a Texas high school after three years in residence are considered domestic applicants.
If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, you are considered a domestic applicant.
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 2.75 GPA
- No GRE required
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university
Courses
Learn about the curriculum for the online elementary advanced and gifted education M.Ed.
To graduate from the gifted education master’s degree online, you must complete a total of 30 credit hours, including 27 credit hours of core courses and three credit hours of electives.
Students take an advisor-approved elective.
This program is designed for certified elementary teachers seeking professional development in gifted and talented education. This program does not lead directly to licensure in any state. If interested, graduates of the program may sit for the Texas Examination of Educator Standards Gifted and Talented Supplemental Certificate. View more information about Texas supplemental certification
