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Educational Specialist Degree Admission Requirements
An earned master’s degree from an approved institution is required for admission to the Ed. S. program. The student seeking admission should have had previous experience appropriate to the proposed areas of specialization.
Requirements:
- An overall quality point average of 3.5 earned in a master’s degree program from an approved institution.
- A score range of 388-395 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (raw score of 37 on tests taken prior to October 2004) or satisfactory scores on the GRE (a score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions and a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion).
- Three letters of recommendation for graduate study from faculty members or other persons who have adequate knowledge of the applicant’s professional qualities.
A student may be admitted to provisional standing with an earned master’s degree from an approved institution with a 3.00 quality point average and a score range of 380-387 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (raw score of 31 on tests taken prior to October 2004) on the GRE (a score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions and a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion). To advance from provisional to full admission, a student must earn a minimum 3.5 QPA on the first nine hours of graduate study including six hours in the major area and achieve a score range of 380-387 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (raw score of 31 on tests taken prior to October 2004) or meet satisfactory scores on the GRE (a score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions and a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion). More information on the Miller Analogies Test may be found at www.milleranalogies.com
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 30 semester hours beyond the master’s degree is required. At least 15 semester hours must be taken in courses numbered at the 7000 level; no courses below the 6000 level shall be counted for credit unless written approval is obtained from the student’s advisory committee, the chairperson of the department in which the student is majoring, and the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
In the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, a maximum of three (3) semester hours of departmentally approved 5000-level credit may be included in a Specialist in Education Degree program of study.
| Ed. S. Core Curriculum | |
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semester hours
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| CUED 6010 Curriculum Development and Evaluation* |
3
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| EDPY 7200 Advanced Educational Psychology ** |
3
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| FOED 7020 Philosophy and Public Policy*** |
3
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| * CUED 6010 not required of Ed. S. programs in the major of Reading and the Department of Counseling & Psychology | |
| ** EDPY 7200 not required of Ed. S. programs in Instructional Leadership, the majors of Reading and Curriculum, and the majors in the Dept. of Counseling & Psychology | |
| *** FOED 7020 not required of Ed. S. programs in Instructional Leadership, the major of Reading, the major of Curriculum, and the Dept. of Counseling & Psychology | |
| Research Component | |
| course |
semester hours
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| Laboratory and/or Field Experience |
3
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| Independent Study Project |
3
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Page last updated: 5/3/08
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