Frequently Asked Questions

(1) GRE scores are not required for admission to certificate programs.

(2) As of Fall 2020, GRE scores are no longer required for admission to the MAE,  M.Ed. and Ed.S. programs.

(3) As of Fall 2023, GRE scores are no longer required for admission to the Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs.

No, some of our students are teachers while others work (or aspire to work) in post-secondary, business, industry, military or not-for-profit sectors. We offer a range of courses to meet the needs of students with different goals. We provide some information about careers in ed tech here.

The process for registering for online courses is different from the process for registering campus-based course. This page provides details about course registration.

No, Educational Technology is an interdisciplinary field and our students have undergraduate majors in Education, Computer Science, Psychology, Business and just about any other field you can imagine. Regardless of your undergraduate major, it is important that you write a strong purpose statement (required in your application) about how a degree in Educational Technology will help you meet your professional goals.

If you see multiple sections of a course for “Open” audiences, please just select one and you will be placed in the appropriate section (these sections typically make up one course anyway; the sections are for UF to keep track of different kinds of students -online, on campus, EEP, etc.)

Tuition information can be found here:
https://education.ufl.edu/coe-online/tuition-and-fees/

This waiver, which applies to online  students enrolled in our M.Ed., Ed.S Ed.D. or certificate programs, is not applied until after the end of the drop/add period for each semester. It is only applied once per semester so you must be registered for all courses even if they are 8W2 courses by the end of drop/add. You can not receive the flat rate waiver if you enroll in a course after the drop/add period. Please note this waiver is not necessary for Florida Residents or EEP students.

One of the things about this waiver is that it is college-specific, so at the end of drop/add, when we are certain that everyone has registered, then one of the staff members in charge of this sends a list of all those students who qualify to the Bursar’s office, and then the waiver is applied. You can be assured that if you are in a completely online program (M.Ed., Ed.S Ed.D. or certificate programs), then the tuition rate will eventually be what it on this tuition page: https://education.ufl.edu/coe-online/tuition-and-fees/

Please  note that this waiver is college-specific (the college bears the financial costs of these waivers), so Bursar’s office will not be able to give you accurate information since they typically quote from standard tuition rates which are higher than the waiver. We know this can be frustrating but this is the only way we can apply the waiver.

Online students are not required to have the same immunization documentation as campus-based students but sometimes students are coded incorrectly when they are admitted. If this happens, please email Dr. Tom McMorrow at mcmorrow@coe.ufl.edu and copy Dr. Dawson  at dawson@coe.ufl.edu. Dr. McMorrow will be able to fix the error.

The admission requirements for our department state that letters of recommendation must come from university faculty. However, our program recognizes that many applicants have been away from university studies for many years. Thus, we prefer to see letters of recommendations from individuals who can speak to your current work and your likelihood of success in graduate school. These may or may not come from university professors.

Ed Tech faculty may write letters of recommendation for students in BAES or certificate programs or in the undergraduate minor who wish to advance to a M.Ed., MAE or Ed.S. degree program.

M.Ed., MAE or Ed.S. students who wish to apply to an Ed Tech doctoral program must secure letters from outside the program. However, these students are encouraged to talk with faculty about their plans to apply for doctoral studies.

Financial assistance and scholarships are available to campus-based and online degree seeking students. Please check out more information here: https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/funding/

Students must be enrolled as full-time students at the beginning of each semester in order to qualify for federal loans. Make sure you enroll in 8W1 AND 8W2 courses at the beginning of the semester to ensure your federal aid is not cancelled.

For more information on admission deadlines, please visit the Admissions page for the School of Teaching and Learning. Scroll to below the links to all the programs in our department to see the admission deadlines for each semester. This is page is also linked to from the Admissions page on our website.

No, students may start the program during the Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. Admission deadlines are linked from the Admissions page of our website.

You can register as a non-degree seeking student for courses each time they are offered each semester.If you are accepted into a program up to 9 credits taken as a non-degree seeking student may transfer in. However, completing courses as a non-degree seeking student does not guarantee admission to our programs. More information and the application for non-degree seeking status can be found at https://registrar.ufl.edu/currents/nondegree.html.

You can easily adjust your formal, signed program of study with the approval of your advisor using this Change of Program form.

Yes! Many of our students are part of the Employee Education Program at UF and most of our courses are eligible for the program.

The admissions processes for online certificates and degree programs are different so you would need to apply to the M.Ed. program. Admission to the M.Ed. program requires transcripts, letters of recommendations and a purpose statement (it will be helpful to note that you have earned or are enrolled in an online certificate in this statement).  The credits earned from a certificate will transfer to a program once a student is accepted as long as a B or better was earned.

Transfer credits are approved at the university level. Thus, we are unable to make guarantees about which credits will transfer. Upon acceptance to a program, you will work with your advisor on this issue. Grades in these courses must be a B or better. Transfer credits are more likely accepted when they have been earned recently, are from an accredited institution and are clearly related to the program in which you are currently enrolled.

Credits earned at other institutions must be approved by your program and then by the Graduate School after admission. In all cases, these credits are limited to a maximum of 9 credits toward the master’s degree and 30 credits toward the doctorate. You will be asked to provide the course name and number, course description and proof of your grade. In some cases advisors may also ask to see syllabi.

Up to 15 credits  of graduate-level coursework earned at UF with a letter grade of B or better may be applied toward a graduate degree at UF  if credit for the course has not been used for an undergraduate degree, and if the transfer is approved by the academic unit and the Graduate School. Once again, this process does not start until a student is admitted.

If you are accepted into a program but do not enroll in classes for two consecutive semesters, you will need to complete a Readmission form to continue in the program. This form can be found within STL’s Student Resources page. Please note there is a fee associated with this form.

No, you will complete a culminating experience for each program but these will situated within your own context. The culminating experiences are EME 6945 (Practicum in Educational Media) for the M.Ed. program and EDG 6910 (Supervised Research) for the Ed.S. program.

Gatorlink accounts are handled at the university level so neither the College of Education nor our Ed Tech program can help with this issue. This page provides resources related to Gatorlink accounts: https://helpdesk.ufl.edu/self-help/new-gator-resources/gatorlink/

Our Educational Technology programs are not eligible for STEM-OPT extension​s.

The MAE is a campus-based program with some online coursework. It requires 6 hours of Thesis or Project in Lieu of Thesis credits.

The M.Ed. is a completely online program and includes a 3 hour culminating experience (EME 7938: Seminar in Educational Media).

Detailed information about each program is available in the links above.

It can take 6 – 8 weeks for an application to move through all the various stages.

The culminating experience (EME 7938) is a 16-week scaffolded experience where students study technology (typically as related to student learning) in their own professional contexts. We have had cases where students are not currently working and we have worked with them to figure out a project that is meaningful to them and acceptable as a final project for the M.Ed.

Students (even those enrolled in a degree program) must apply and be accepted into a certificate program BEFORE they have earned half the required courses (in the case of Ed Tech certificates, before 6 hours are earned). There is no flexibility on this rule. See this page for more information about online certificates: https://education.ufl.edu/educational-technology/online-certificates/

Everyone in the UF community is required to complete certain online training. All students will receive emails about completing these trainings at the beginning of their degree programs.

Our online course are time-limited (8 weeks semesters with the exception of the final courses for the M.Ed. & Ed.S. degrees which last a full 16 week semester). There are due dates for all classes. Some classes require synchronous sessions (usually no more than 3). Faculty decide whether synchronous sessions are advantageous based on the content of their courses. These sessions are announced at the beginning of the semester and held during evening hours. Most courses are completely asynchronous.

The TOEFL (English proficiency) is required for international applicants unless an applicant:

1. Has successfully completed one academic year in a degree-seeking program at a recognized/regionally accredited university or college in the United State or a country where English is the official language.
2. Holds an earned equivalent of associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree from a recognized/regionally accredited college or university in the United States or country where English is the official language.