Graduate Programs

EDUCATION

Degrees Offered The Master of Education degree is designed to provide programs of graduate professional study for advanced licensing which are built upon a body of knowledge and experience common to several types of professional needs and expertise. Graduates of these programs will be able to employ expertise in a variety of ways: (a) as teachers in the elementary grades, middle grades, secondary grades, special education, reading, English as a second language, and health education; and (b) as administrators and support personnel in the areas of administration and supervision, curriculum and instruction, and school counseling. Courses appropriate for teacher licensure renewal, additional graduate license fields, or special needs for individual professional growth are available.

The Master of Arts degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an approved program of study in school or agency counseling.

The Master of School Administration degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an approved program of study in school administration.

PostBaccalaureate. Students who have already completed a baccalaureate degree may be admitted to the University and the College for teacher licensure purposes. Specific courses and activities necessary for licensure will be determined upon an evaluation of the student's credentials by the Office of Academic Programs and Student Services, in the College. This evaluation will take into account the student's prior preparation in accordance with the guidelines of the University's approved program in teacher education. A plan of study leading to licensure will be developed with the student and a copy of the approved plan filed with the State Department of Public Instruction.

Graduate. North Carolina provides graduate licensure for satisfactory completion of approved master's programs. The graduate licensure may be of the same type or field received at the completion of a baccalaureate degree program or it may be in a special service personnel area such as Administration, Supervision, Counseling and Guidance, Reading, or Special Education. Students electing graduate licensure in Elementary Education, Middle Grades Education, and special service personnel areas major in Education and pursue a Master of Education degree program. Students who select Secondary licensure areas generally will major in Education but may elect to major in a graduate program within the College of Arts and Sciences in disciplines specific to the licensure sought.

Additional Requirements for Acceptance into the Master of Education Degree Program. In addition to the general requirements for admission to The Graduate School, the following are required for graduate study in Education:

1. Students must present evidence of satisfactory scope and grade point average in courses in human development and/or professional education and a satisfactory scope and grade point average in courses appropriate to the cognate concentration.
2. Possession of a North Carolina Class "A" teacher's license or the equivalent. Applicants may be admitted on the condition that they satisfy the Class "A" requirements.
3. A satisfactory score on the Aptitude Portion of the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test.