College of Education

   The Richard W. Riley College of Education offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science degree in physical education; the Master of Education degrees in educational leadership, counseling and development, curriculum and instruction, middle level education reading and special education; and the Master of Arts in Teaching. The Master of Arts in Teaching degree is an initial certification program in art, biology, business/marketing, , English, family and consumer sciences, French, mathematics, music, physical education, Spanish or social studies.

   Graduate study leading to certification is also available for the following professional areas: school counselor (elementary and secondary), principal (elementary and secondary), supervisor (elementary and secondary), reading teacher and reading consultant. School psychologist (levels I and II) licensure programs are offered by the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

   An applicant for admission to a graduate program in the Richard W. Riley College of Education must meet the specific admission requirements of that program in addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate study. (Specific entrance requirements are listed under the individual programs in the Education Degree Programs section.) Admission to programs in the Richard W. Riley College of Education is competitive.

     Graduate candidates admitted to graduate study in education at Winthrop University must meet one or more of the following requirements to achieve full graduate status (G) in a degree program: an overall undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in undergraduate work, an acceptable score on a Specialty Area Test of the PRAXIS examination and an acceptable score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). (Refer to the appropriate section for specific requirements for each program.)