Master of Education (M.Ed.)

DESCRIPTION

The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree program is a non certification program with a concentration in Instructional Technology at this time. This degree program does not lead to elementary or secondary teacher certification, school counselor certification or administrator certification. The program is organized around the following set of objectives:

  1. To strengthen and enrich programs in concentrated area of study.
  2. To provide graduate studies for students whose research and career goals depend on further education.
  3. To extend students' abilities to function effectively in research and policy in this concentration.
  4. To enhance students' expertise in evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing current trends in education.
ADMISSION STANDARDS

Entrance Exam Required - NO EXCEPTIONS!

Unconditional Admission
  1. Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four-year institution. Students with a baccalaureate degree from an unaccredited or otherwise accredited institution should see Unaccredited or Otherwise Accredited Student Admission.
  2. Applicants must achieve a score of 33 or higher on the MAT or a score of 850 or higher on the GRE (verbal & quantitative), or a 450 on the GMAT.
  3. Applicants must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Conditional Admission
  1. Students not satisfying the unconditional admission requirements may be conditionally admitted to the program pending satisfactory completion of the first 6 semester hours with the 3.0 GPA. Students with a baccalaureate degree from an unaccredited or otherwise accredited institution should see Unaccredited or Otherwise Accredited Student Admission.
  2. Students not satisfying conditional admission requirements will be dropped from the program for one calendar year at which time the student must petition for readmission.
CURRICULUM

All courses offer three semester hours credit unless otherwise specified.

TRANSFER CREDIT

A maximum of four courses (12 semester hours) taken at another regionally accredited institution each with a ‘“B” grade or better may be applied toward the degree. These courses must be comparable in catalog description to Troy State University courses in the M.Ed. degree program and must be approved by appropriate Department Chair and Dean.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY
  1. Students must have a 3.0 GPA on all work completed to be admitted to candidacy. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in a core course, the course must be retaken. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in an elective course, the course may be retaken or another elective taken in its place.
  2. Unconditionally admitted graduate students may apply for admission to candidacy after completing 6 semester graduate hours and requirements as outlined for the specific degree program.
  3. Conditionally admitted graduate students may apply for candidacy after completing 12 semester graduate hours and requirements as outlined for the specific degree program.

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