Master of Education in Educational Studies

Certificate Pathway


A Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (GCES) or Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (GCSL) from the University of Alberta provides students with up to 12 credits in advanced standing in the MES program. The different options are outlined below:

Questions? Contact us at mesinfo@ualberta.ca


MES General Ladder

The MES General Ladder is for students who have completed one of the following graduate certificates from the University of Alberta:

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies

  • Contemporary Literacy Education: K-9
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Music Teaching and Learning
  • Indigenous Education
  • Indigenous Language Sustainability
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mentoring and Leadership
  • Science Education
  • Structured Literacy and Reading Science
  • Teaching Students with Complex Communication Needs
  • Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities
  • Technology in Education
  • Trauma-Sensitive Practice

Graduate Certificate in School Leadership

  • GCSL General
  • GCSL Catholic Education
  • GCSL Independent Schools
  • GCSL Rural Schools

MES STEM Ladder

The MES STEM Ladder is for students who have completed one of the following Graduate Certificates in Educational Studies from the University of Alberta:

  • Mathematics Education
  • Science Education
  • Technology in Education

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MES Structured Literacy and Reading Science Ladder

This Ladder is for students who have completed a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies in Structured Literacy and Reading Science from the University of Alberta.

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