In addition, graduates of the program find employment in business and industry, while others work in a range of student social services. Graduates are expected to have knowledge of current trends and issues in secondary education, research design, and curriculum development. A thesis is not required. Based on the needs of public school districts, up to 24 hours of the master's degree can be offered in metroplex school districts which choose to participate. This new program provides initial secondary teacher certification at the graduate level to highly qualified students who hold a bachelor's degree.
Further information is available in the program office.
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours or a 2.8 GPA on all undergraduate work. The Department of Teacher Education and Administration requires that applicants must have a minimum of 18 hours of education for unconditional admission. The program in Secondary Education requires that applicants must have teacher certification. Assistantships A limited number of teaching fellowships and assistantships are available for graduate students. These opportunities include working with professors on research grants and projects or serving as a teaching assistant, working with undergraduate students in advising and degree plans, or teaching undergraduate classes and supervising student teaching.