20% Tuition Discounts for Educators

For students enrolled in the six academic programs listed below:

• A 20% tuition reduction is applied to in-state students ($612 per credit tuition for Fall 2024 through Summer 2025 - a $153 per credit savings)
• For out-of-state students, a new rate has also been applied ($765 per credit tuition for Fall 2024 through Summer 2025 - $807 per credit savings)
  
  

Leadership

Programs that include the requirements for the add-on Administration and Supervision Endorsement for Current Virginia Licensed Educators

• Post-Master's Certificate in Educational Leadership (Certificate-Educational Leadership) | 21 credits, 3 semesters
• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision (Masters-Education, Administration & Supervision) | 33 credits, 5 semesters
  
  

Special Education

• Certificate in Special Education K-12 Teaching - Current Provisionally Licensed Special Education, General Education Teachers program (Certificate-Special Ed, K-12 Teaching) | 27 credits, 5 semesters
• M.Ed. in Special Education with a concentration in adapted curriculum (Masters- Education, Special Ed, Adapted Curriculum) | 37 credits
  
  

Reading

Add-On Reading Specialist Endorsement for Current Licensed Educators programs

• Post-Masters Certificate for Reading Specialists  (Certificate-Reading Specialist) | 21 credits, 4 semesters
• M.Ed. in Reading, Reading Specialist Concentration (Masters-Education, Reading Specialist) | 33 credits, 5 semesters
  
  
  

Eligibility

• Be accepted (please see admissions requirements for each program) and enroll in required courses in the one of the above-listed programs;

• Continually enroll and maintain satisfactory academic progress.

Use the VCU Graduate and Professional Studies tuition calculator and select your program in the drop-down menu under “Select Program”. See short program names above to find these in the calculator (Example: (Certificate-Educational Leadership)).

Billing and Tuition and Fees Definitions

Full-time vs Part-time: Graduate Full-time status is 9-15 credits. Part-time status is 8 credits or less. Review this Student Financial Responsibilities bulletin page for additional information. 

Online vs In-Person: Students enrolled in courses designated as “Off-campus or online” (usually the course section starts with a “C”), are not assessed the university, health services, activity, or academic support fees for those courses. NOTE: If you apply and are accepted into a fully online program, you can ONLY register for online course sections. 

Virginia Residency Status vs Out-of-State/Non-Residency Status: Please see this explanation of in-state residency in the VCU graduate bulletin. This resource is helpful to review the requirements to reclassify as an in-state student.