Master of Education
The degree of Master of Education is a professional degree designed to meet the need for professional personnel to serve a variety of functions required in established and emerging educational activities of modern society. A thesis is not required.
The School of Teaching & Learning awards the M. Ed. degree with the following specialization areas:
- Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Technology
- English Education
- ESOL/Bilingual Education
- Language Arts & Children's Literature
- Literacy & the Arts
- Reading Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science & Environmental Education
- Social Foundations
- Social Studies Education
- Teacher Leadership for School Improvement
General Degree Information
All credits in the program must contribute to the unity and the stated objective of the total program.
All work for the degree, including transferred credit, must be completed during the seven years immediately preceding the date on which the degree is awarded.
Transfer of Credit: All courses transferred in to any specialist program must directly relate to the degree being sought. Acceptance of transfer of credit requires approval of the student's supervisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate School.
Courses and Credits: No courses numbered 1000-2999 may be used as any part of the graduate degree requirements. Courses numbers 3000-4999 MAY be used for MINOR credit when taken as part of an approved graduate program. A minor cannot be in the same department as a student's major. Full-time students not on a graduate assistantship must register for a minimum of 12 credits. The maximum credits is 18 but is not recommended.
Minimum Requirements for the M.Ed. Degree
- 36 credit hours is required in all master's program with at least half of these credits earned in the College of Education.
- The School of Teaching & Learning requires that each student have at least 3 credits in curriculum & instruction and 3 credits in foundations of learning.
