Teaching, M.A.

The candidate must

1. have a bachelor’s degree from an approved institution;
2. hold or be qualified to hold an initial teaching license if seeking public school teacher licensure;
3. meet specific requirements of the teaching license for which he/she wishes the institution to recommend him/her if seeking public school teacher licensure;
4. earn a minimum of two residence credits;
5. apply for admission to candidacy for the master’s degree at least four months before the commencement at which the degree is expected;
6. apply for graduation in the Office of the Registrar the semester during which the degree requirements will be completed; this application must be on file no later than the deadline date listed in the academic calendar;
7. successfully complete at least 33 semester hours of course work;
8. successfully complete a course in statistics and a course in educational research;
9. successfully complete a comprehensive written examination in the fields of the major;
10. successfully complete a thesis (if it is a program requirement); and
11. successfully complete an oral examination covering the thesis.