Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Admission Requirements

  To be eligible for admission to the Master of Education degree program in Curriculum and Instruction with graduate status, the applicant must submit the following criteria:

1. Copy of current South Carolina Department of Education Class III
    Professional Certificate or the equivalent from another state;

2. Official score of 900 or above on the General Test of the Graduate Record
   Examination (verbal and quantitative portions) or 2.75 undergraduate GPA;

3. Statement of professional goals; and

4. Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a professional educator who has observed the
    applicant teach.  Letters should reflect work with children and address the
    applicant’s leadership potential.

Candidates will be required to meet performance measures as specified below:

Midpoint Assessment (18 hours)
1.  Program of Study filed,
2.  3.0 or higher cumulative GPA,
3.  EDCI 635 data project satisfactorily completed; and
4.  Review of professional dispositions.

Exit from the Program (36 hours)
1.  3.0 or higher cumulative GPA,
2.  EDCI 637 (or 695) satisfactorily completed,
3.  EDUC 650 or 651 Content Technology Project,
4.  EDCI 636 Research Synthesis Project
5.  Review of professional dispositions.