Peace Corps Master's International
CSU, Chico offers two Master's Degree programs which combine traditional graduate studies with Peace Corps Service, giving students the opportunity to integrate their teaching and research with Peace Corps service.
Application Process
Interested students should apply to one of the graduate programs below and the Peace Corps Master's International Program at the same time. Students who are accepted to the graduate program then complete the Peace Corps application process. Detailed information concerning the Peace Corps application is available from Peace Corps Master's International. You may also contact the CSU, Chico campus coordinator Dr. Sharon Barrios.
Graduate Programs and Curriculum (Peace Corps Advising Patterns):
MA in Teaching International Languages, TESOL Option
Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Hilda Hernandez
EDSL 610 Foreign/Second Language Teaching: Methods
EDSL 633 Foreign/Second Language Teaching: The Cultural Dimension
EDSL 635 Current Research and Developments in Foreign/Second Language Education
EDSL 636 Foreign/Second Language Education: Testing and Assessment Practices
EDSL 637 Curriculum Development: Foreign Languages/ESL
ENGL 470 Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition
Elective 400-/600- level elective in Linguistics
Elective 400-/600- level elective in Linguistics
EDCI 689 Professional Field Experience
EDCI 689 Professional Field Experience
EDMA 699 Master's Thesis or Project
INST 600 Peace Corps Capstone Seminar
MA in Education: Curriculum & Instruction Option
Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Cris Guenter
Fall Semester
EDMA 604 Foundations of Democratic
EDMA 610 Introduction to Inquiry in Education
EDCI 675 Digital Media and Online Learning
Spring Semester
EDCI 602 Assessment & Evaluation of Learning
EDCI 601 Curriculum Development & Instructional Design
EDCI 611 Analysis of Instruction
EDCI 689 Professional Field Experience
Departure for training in early June followed by Peace Corps assignment
2 years in the Peace Corps
Returning Semester
EDMA 611 Research Seminar in Education
EDMA 699 Thesis or Project (this may take an additional semester)
EDMA 697 Peace Corps Capstone
Contacts: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Faculty and Staff
For information concerning the Peace Corps Service experience, feel free to contact one of the RPCV - Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Faculty or Staff at CSU, Chico listed.
