Master’s Degrees

Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.)

The Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.) is designed to provide exposure to research and increase the practical knowledge of those interested in the educational field.

The School of Teaching & Learning awards the M.A.E. degree with the following specialization areas:

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

The degree of Master of Education is a professional degree designed to meet the need for 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:

M.A.E. DEGREE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

30 credits of coursework including 3 credit hours or more of EDG 6971 for the thesis or EDG 6973 for project in lieu of thesis
Form a supervisory committee to advise the student, check the student’s qualifications and progress, supervise the preparation of the thesis, and conduct the final examination.
Successfully pass the final examination

M.ED. DEGREE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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.

ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR MASTER’S DEGREES
(M.ED. OR M.A.E.)

General Requirements

Admission standards are set by the Graduate School of the University of Florida, the College of Education, the School of Teaching & Learning, and the program area to which you are applying. This web page provides you with the Graduate School, College of Education, and School of Teaching & Learning minimums. You need to carefully check your program area web page to see the specific admission requirements for that area.

GPA: A minimum grade point average of 3.0 for all upper-division (the last 60 credits) undergraduate work
Recommendations: Three letters of recommendation from university faculty
Statement of Purpose: Explain why this degree would enable you to meet your career goals and how this specific master’s program in the School of Teaching & Learning at UF enables you to best reach these goals.
Resume: Submit a resume with your current professional employment and career goals.

Every program areas’ admissions review committee evaluates applicants’ folders holistically. Each piece of data included in your admissions folder is considered one data point and we carefully look at all of the evidence before making an admissions decision.

Again, please note that the requirements here are the minimal requirements. You should explore your program area for additional admission requirements.

Admission Procedure

Please review our Admissions Directions Document and reach out to GradAdmissions@coe.ufl.edu with application questions.

Apply Online to the University of Florida Graduate School and pay the application fee. When you are instructed to enter your master’s program, if you do not see your specific major listed select: Curriculum and Instruction category. This category contains all other degree programs in the School of Teaching & Learning. As part of the online application, you also are required to provide a statement of purpose. You can copy and paste up to two pages of a single-spaced document into this space. Your statement of purpose should address the following areas:

- Why you want a Master of Arts in Education
- How this degree will enable you to reach personal and professional goals
The Graduate School also requires three letters of recommendation from professors who know the applicant as a student and can evaluate academic abilities and potential for success in a graduate program. The online application process allows you to enter the names and email addresses of 3 people. This will trigger an electronic system to send electronic forms to these individuals. All the person providing your recommendation has to do is complete the form and hit the submit button.

Submit all transcripts from institutions of higher education to the UF Office of Admissions (P.O.Box 114000, 201 Criser Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-4000, USA). These must be official copies from the institutions of higher education. If the original transcripts are not in English, you also need to send an English translation.
All applicants should submit a resume or curriculum vitae for admissions.
Explore financial aid options and apply for all that apply to your situation.

For international students:

You may submit either TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB scores. Here are the minimum scores considered for admissions: IELTS: 6, MELAB: 77, TOEFL (computer):213, TOEFL (Internet): 80, and TOEFL (paper-based): 550.

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 master’s 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.