Education, M.Ed.

The candidate must

1. have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution;
2. hold a North Carolina initial license or the equivalent (if necessary);
3. earn a minimum of two residence credits;
4. successfully complete a course in statistics and a course in educational research;
5. successfully complete at least 36 semester hours of course work;
6. apply for admission to candidacy filed at least four months prior to the commencement at which the degree is expected;
7. apply for graduation in the Office of the Registrar the semester during which degree requirements will be completed; this application must be on file no later than the deadline date listed in the academic calendar;
8. successfully complete a comprehensive written examination in the fields of the major;
9. successfully complete a thesis (if it is a program requirement);
10. successfully complete an oral examination of the thesis; and
11. successfully complete a portfolio (if it is a program requirement).