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General Requirements

Special Admission Criteria

Graduate admission is based on an undergraduate cumulative GPA from a regionally accredited institution, teacher certification or eligibility, and submission of scores from the Praxis II, the NTE, or equivalent state certification testing in your field(s) of initial teacher certification, with the exception of School Counseling.

To warrant full graduate admission to the M.Ed. degree program, but not to specific concentrations that possess additional requirements, all candidates, except those applying to the School Counseling program, must have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50, completed a bachelor's degree, hold, or be eligible for a teaching license, and submit scores from Praxis II. Applicants to the School Counseling program must submit passing scores from the Miller Analogies or the GRE when their undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 (See other additional requirements and standards for admissions in the appropriate concentration section.) Since it does not lead to initial or advanced teacher certification, the concentration in Interdisciplinary Studies requires only the 2.5 GPA and a bachelor's degree for admission.

Study Plan

The Study Plan is a document required by specific areas of concentration within the Master of Education program. You must interview with the Graduate Program Coordinator to devise a study plan whereby your educational goals and degree requirements can be achieved. This interview must occur before your initial registration for classes. The Study Plan is a list of courses which you must satisfactorily complete in order to meet degree requirements. Once the Study Plan is approved by your advisor and Program Coordinator, any subsequent changes must be approved by the aforementioned.

The following concentrations require the use of approved Study Plans:
  • Administration & Supervision
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Reading
  • School Counseling
  • Special Education

Basic Degree Requirements

In addition to the basic university requirements for a master's degree, you must meet the following requirements for the M.Ed. degree:

  1. Your entire degree program of study must not be less than 33 credit hours with a minimum of 18 credit hours of the entire program of study taken in 600 level courses, 9 credits of which must be in the area of concentration.
  2. You must successfully complete a research paper, project, or thesis or you may substitute six credits of graduate course work approved by your advisor. The Master's Committee Decision Form must be submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator by the committee chair no later than the last day of the final examination period for the semester in which you expect to receive the degree.

Degree Candidacy

Frostburg State University regards degree candidacy as an important element of the Master of Education degree program. The purpose of degree candidacy is to provide a formal mechanism as part of your program of study whereby your academic performance and progress toward completion of degree requirements are evaluated. This evaluation normally occurs at the midpoint of your degree program.

Conditions for Degree Candidacy

You must apply for degree candidacy. Failure to apply for degree candidacy may jeopardize your registration for further courses. In order to apply for degree candidacy, you must:

  1. Have completed no less than 15 credit hours nor more than 18 credit hours taken as approved graduate credit from Frostburg State University
  2. Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in the graduate courses taken at Frostburg State University.
  3. Have completed the Professional Education Core (9 credits) as part of your first 18 credit hours of graduate credit taken as approved graduate credit from Frostburg State University or transferred.
  4. Have completed at least 6 of the 15-18 credits taken at Frostburg State University in your area of concentration.
  5. Have completed all course deficiencies if any are listed on your Study Plan.
  6. Demonstrate academic and professional qualities to the satisfaction of the members of your Master's Committee.
  7. Meet any additional requirements as specified by the area of concentration.

Application Process for Degree Candidacy

  1. At the appropriate point in time in your degree program (see Degree Candidacy conditions) you should secure an Application for Degree Candidacy from your Graduate Program Coordinator.
  2. The Application for Degree Candidacy is to be completed and returned to the Graduate Program Coordinator.
  3. The program faculty and the program coordinator will evaluate your performance through your first 15-18 credit hours of study and make a recommendation regarding your candidacy for the degree.
  4. You will receive formal notification of the decision from the Director of Graduate Services. You may appeal the decision to the Graduate Leadership Team in the Educational Professions Department.
  5. Have completed all course deficiencies if any are indicated in your letter of admission.
  6. Demonstrate academic and professional qualities to the satisfaction of the program faculty.
  7. Meet any additional requirements as specified by the area of concentration.

Second Master's Degree

You may earn a second M.Ed. degree in another area of concentration. A maximum of 9 credit hours in professional education from the first degree may be applied toward the second degree.

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