The literacy block
Early and elementary literacy methods, foundations through literature, literacy assessment and interventions, and disciplinary literacy: the science-of-reading sequence, completed as rubric-grade tasks.
WGU master's completion
WGU M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education completion, academic CUs finished in 6 months
At a glance
Last updated
Every subject block of the WGU M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education program is completed by Coursework Ninja: literacy, math, science, and social studies methods PAs delivered to the rubric, the professional core finished, with remaining academic CUs cleared in 6 months or you do not pay. The master's package is $3,500 flat. Coursework Ninja is independent and not affiliated with Western Governors University. Clinicals and student teaching stay with you.
The M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education is the career-changer's license route: twenty-eight courses covering every subject an elementary teacher touches, literacy, math, science, social studies, health, and the arts, plus an eight-course professional core grounded in the science of reading and the science of learning. The breadth is the point, and the breadth is the problem: there is always another methods course waiting.
We run that breadth as one pipeline. Every methods PA, every professional core task, and every OA on a written CU order with weekly clear targets, produced to the rubric and revised until they pass. The clinical ladder, virtual experiences, in-person clinicals, and student teaching, stays with you. Academic CUs finished in 6 months under the agreed plan, or you do not pay.
- Literacy, math, science, and social studies methods PAs completed
- Eight-course professional core finished
- Written CU order across all 28 courses
- 6-month finish-or-don't-pay guarantee
Every full package includes the written 6-month guarantee: we finish the remaining CUs under the agreed plan, or you do not pay. Packages: Bachelor's $3,000 · Master's $3,500 · both $5,500 · single assessments from $99.
Coverage
What do we complete in the WGU M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education?
Math and science methods
Elementary mathematics curriculum and methods, early math interventions, and the science curriculum and engineering methods courses: the block career changers most often postpone.
Social studies, health, and arts methods
The social studies pair, health and PE methods, and fine arts methods completed on the weekly schedule instead of scattered across the term.
The professional core
The eight core courses: learner development and the science of learning, monitoring student learning through assessment, technology for instruction, inclusive practices, and the rest, cleared on the same written plan.
Stuck on one of these right now?
Send the course code on Telegram or WhatsApp. Single-course completions start at $99 with a fixed quote in writing before any work begins.
Course map
Key courses in this WGU program
Course names below come from WGU's published program materials for this degree. Assessment labels reflect typical OA/PA patterns for the course type; exact task mix can shift by catalog year. Codes are shown only when verified against an official WGU source.
| Course | Assessment | Where students stall |
|---|---|---|
| The Education Professional | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Learner Development and the Science of Learning | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Practices for Inclusive Classrooms | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Early Literacy Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Elementary Literacy Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Foundations of Literacy Through Literature | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Elementary Social Studies Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Elementary Health and Physical Education Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Elementary Fine Arts Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Elementary Disciplinary Literacy | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Advanced Clinical in Elementary Education | Field / clinical (you) | Live hours stay with you; we complete written assessments around them |
| Student Teaching I in Elementary Education | Field / clinical (you) | Live hours stay with you; we complete written assessments around them |
| Student Teaching II in Elementary Education | Field / clinical (you) | Live hours stay with you; we complete written assessments around them |
| Education Portfolio | Project PA | Late-path course; protect buffer weeks for revisions |
Stuck on one of these right now?
Send the course code on Telegram or WhatsApp. Single-course completions start at $99 with a fixed quote in writing before any work begins.
Certifications and transfers
Certifications, licensure, and transfer reality
Student teaching, preclinical experiences, demo teaching, or clinical/practicum hours stay with you. We complete the academic assessments and papers around those pieces, confirmed in writing at intake. Transfer credit varies by transcript. Our completion fee is separate from WGU tuition.
Career outcomes
What graduates do with an M.S. Elementary Education
For working teachers, this degree is primarily a salary-schedule move plus deeper endorsement options. The classroom destination keeps the same BLS median; the graduate lane pays more against the same schedule.
| Role (BLS occupation) | 2024 median pay | Projected growth 2024-34 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten and elementary school teachers | $62,310 | 2% decline |
| Instructional coordinators | $74,720 | 1% growth |
Figures are U.S. national medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2024 median annual pay and projected employment change from 2024 to 2034. Pay varies by state, employer, and experience. What happens after a WGU degree: employers, salary surveys, and the already-employed vs career-changer split.
Bottlenecks
Where does the WGU elementary education master's usually stall?
What we see most from future elementary teachers:
- Twenty-eight courses with no written order, so the term ends with whole subject blocks untouched
- Science-of-reading PAs returned because the rubric scores terminology the draft paraphrases
- The math methods block avoided by students who came to teach reading
- Virtual clinical weeks quietly deleting every planned study block
- Student teaching approaching with six courses still open
Only need one course finished? Single OA / PA / CU completion starts at $99. Message us the course code for a fixed quote. See full package pricing.
The plan
What does the 6-month elementary education plan look like?
Months 1-2
The literacy block opens the plan: science-of-reading PAs out early, with the first professional core course clearing alongside them.
Months 3-4
Math, science, and social studies methods clear on weekly targets, paced around virtual and in-person clinical windows.
Months 5-6
Health, arts, and the remaining core courses close the academic list. Buffer weeks protected so the finish date lands before student teaching peaks.
Guides
Guides for the M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education
Questions, answered
No. Embedded virtual experiences, in-person early and advanced clinicals, and student teaching stay with you. We complete the academic assessments around those windows: the OAs, PAs, and graded tasks.
This is the elementary track of WGU's M.A. Teaching family: the license route for future K-6 generalists, twenty-eight courses across every elementary subject. If you are in a secondary subject track instead, tell us at intake; the academic plan shape is similar and we confirm coverage for your track.
The master's package is $3,500 flat with the written 6-month guarantee on the agreed academic CUs. If only one methods course blocks you, single-course completion starts at $99 with a fixed quote first. Coursework Ninja is independent of WGU.
Yes. WGU states the program prepares students for teaching certification in all 50 states, and it carries AAQEP and CAEP accreditation. Licensure itself is your state's process and includes the clinicals you complete yourself. Our scope is the academic work.
Usually the honest answer is to wait until you have an intake list. The 6-month guarantee is written against remaining CUs; it works best once you are enrolled and we can map the real list, including any transfer credit. Message us and we will scope it with you.
Coursework Ninja is an independent done-for-you degree completion service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Western Governors University.
Keep reading
All education programsM.A. in TeachingB.A. Elementary EducationB.A. Special EducationB.A. Special Education and Elementary EducationB.A. Educational StudiesB.S. Mathematics EducationB.S. Science Education (Secondary Biology)B.S. Science Education (Secondary Chemistry)B.S. Science Education (Secondary Physics)B.S. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)M.S. Curriculum and InstructionM.S. Educational LeadershipM.Ed. Education Technology and Instructional DesignM.A. English Language LearningM.A. Teaching, Special EducationM.A. Mathematics EducationM.A.T. English EducationM.A.T. Social Studies EducationM.A. Science Education (Middle Grades)M.A. Science Education (Secondary Chemistry)M.A. Science Education (Secondary Physics)M.A. Science Education (Secondary Biology)M.A. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)WGU acceleration overviewPackage pricing
Your plan starts here
No forms
Ready to set a finish date?
Send your program and remaining CUs. We reply with pace options, exact pricing, proctoring scope, and guarantee terms, in writing, before you pay anything.
No forms. Message us directly.