Work Smarter...Not Harder!

Earn Your Master's Degree with a Specialization in National Board Certification.  New cohorts are forming now!:
  • Earn your degree while completing portfolio work
  • The NBCT portfolio is your thesis!
  • 15% tuition reduction for cohorts of 15 or more teachers!
  • Prepare for the master’s thesis only, or submit your portfolio to the NBPTS for scoring
  • Three Degree Options
  • Take One, Five, or All Ten Courses
  • Your professors are PhDs or NBCTs!
  • Earn your degree online--work around your schedule!
  • Interactive, multimedia-rich online coursework
  • Complete your degree in as little as 12 months!
  • National University has earned the longest accreditation term possible for an educational institution--read more!
  • Earn a degree from one of the most highly respected educational institutions in the country...National University...the university of values!

View the videos to the right to hear about our various programs and the benefits of the NBC Master’s program.  You can also attend an Online Information Meeting.

Don't Need a Master's Degree

We have extended learning opportunities including a certificate program that can help you earn graduate credits while completing NBCT portfolio work.  Visit the Extended Learning page for more information.

Our Programs:

View our Program Overview video for a message from NUPTDC Director Rae Adams on the three master's degree options available that have National Board courses built into the degree courses.  You can also attend an Online Information Meeting.

Watch the NBPTS Connections video below to hear from teachers who have completed the program about how the degree impacted teaching and learning in their classroom!

New cohorts are forming today!  Visit the Master's Degree page for more information about course and to check out the wide variety of cohort options by visiting our New Cohort page, including  new Secondary  Science, English Language Arts, and Social Studies Cohorts, and a cohort for literacy/reading specialists.  Local cohorts are also forming at various districts, including San Marcos and Southwest Riverside County.  Act now to reserve your space in one these  cohorts.  You can also start a cohort in your school or district to help ensure you receive reduced tuition--visit our Start a Cohort page! 

For an application packet, contact Sean McCarthy or complete the form below:

    Request More Information & An Application