GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Graduate programs in The School of Education and Human Development address the need for advanced academic and professional preparation of school personnel. In addition, degrees and specializations are offered that address concerns about children, families, and society and assist people of all ages in pursuing life long learning and personal growth.

Graduate Degree Requirements

1. Prerequisites

The student entering a program, which leads to a graduate level professional certification, will be expected to have at least 18 semester hours of professional education courses and appropriate teaching or related experience. Students seeking the M.Ed. degree without certification need not show the 18 semester hours of professional education courses, but are expected to meet the general requirements for entrance to graduate studies as found in the section on admissions.

2. Additional Admission Requirements:
1. Educational Leadership, General Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, and Special Education
1. The student must submit two letters of reference from practicing educators, such as supervisors or other professional school personnel.
2. The student must provide a letter explaining their purposes for pursuing the degree and their expectations of the degree.
2. Counseling



For counselors admission requirements, see Counseling section.



3. Candidacy and Comprehensive Examinations

The exam will be offered on October 25, 2008; March 7, 2009; and June 20, 2009. The student must apply for the comprehensive exam and candidacy for the master's degree by registering by the following deadline dates:

Deadline date	Test date
September 5, 2008	October 25, 2008
January 23, 2009	March 7, 2009
May 8, 2009	June 20, 2009

Applications are available on the UHV website at www.uhv.edu/edu/forms/forms.asp A satisfactory performance on the school's comprehensive examination is required of all graduate students. Comprehensive examinations are required for a second master's degree.
4. All degrees must have at least 18 semester hours of graduate Education coursework and all courses through the School of Education and Human Development must be at graduate level.
5. Other University Requirements
   The student must satisfy all university requirements for a master's degree as found in the section, UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, of this catalog.

The university does not award academic course credit for experiential learning, or life experience. As specified by the state, certain kinds of experience may be credited toward fulfilling certification requirements in Education.