School of Education

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Admission

Candidates for the licensure and non-licensure tracks must satisfy all university requirements for admission to the UTC Graduate School. The admission requirements are located at www.utc.edu/research/graduate-school/graduate-school-admissions.  

Program of Study

Students must submit a Program of Study during the first semester of graduate coursework. The Program of Study consist of all core courses and any electives and establishes the courses the student must take for partial fulfillment of the degree requirements. The Program of Study form must include all core courses and electives, if known at the time, the student will take. The Program of Study form is located at www.utc.edu/research/graduate-school/student-resources/forms.

Graduation Audit for Degrees and Certificates Form

The Graduation Audit for Degrees and Certificates Form is typically filed in the semester prior to a student’s anticipated graduation semester and should list all courses not listed on the Program of Study and any changes in coursework. The appropriate form may be obtained from the Graduate School Web site at www.utc.edu/graduateschool.

Comprehensive Examinations

The examination is normally taken in the semester in which the candidate is completing course requirements. An application must be submitted to and approved by the dean of The Graduate School at least one month prior to the date of the comprehensive exam.

Thesis

The Master of Education degree requires a final project (EDUC 5900 - Culminating Experience, or a substitution, as directed by your advisor) as a component of several of the degree concentrations. A student may choose to meet this requirement by exercising the Thesis Option (EDUC 5999 - Thesis). The  Thesis must be approved by the student’s adviser and a formal prospectus submitted to the graduate committee for approval prior to writing the paper. The specific requirements on format, registration, and scheduling are available from the office of the dean of The Graduate School in Race Hall or in the Education Graduate Studies Division office.

For additional information regarding thesis requirements see “Thesis” section under Academic Policies for Graduate Students .

Programs

• Advanced Educational Practice: Educational Leadership Licensure, Ed.S.
• Advanced Educational Practice: Educational Leadership Non-Licensure, Ed.S.
• Educational Leadership Post-Masters Certificate
• Educational Leadership: Educational Leadership Non-Licensure, M.Ed.
• Educational Leadership: Principal/Supervisor Licensure, M.Ed.
• Elementary Education: Elementary Education and English as a Second Language, M.Ed. (Licensure)
• Elementary Education: Elementary Education, M.Ed. (Licensure)
• Elementary Education: Elementary, M.Ed. (Non-Licensure)
• Elementary Education: Reading Specialist, M.Ed.
• English as a Second Language Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Exceptional Learning: Mild Disabilities Grades K-8, M.Ed.
• Exceptional Learning: Mild to Moderate Disabilities, M.Ed.
• Exceptional Learning: Moderate to Severe Disabilities, M.Ed.
• Instructional Coaching Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• School Athletic Program Leadership Certificate
• Secondary Education: English as a Second Language, M.Ed.
• Secondary Education: Licensure, M.Ed.
• Secondary Education: Non-Licensure, M.Ed.
• Secondary Education: Reading Specialist, M.Ed.

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