Graduate School of Education
Dr. Robert DeHaas, Dean
Academic Affairs Mission: Academic Affairs is the foundation of UT Tyler’s educational enterprise, aligning transformative teaching, meaningful scholarship, and purposeful service to cultivate graduates committed to responsible global citizenship who lead with integrity and intellectual curiosity.
Mission
The School of Education prepares educators and leaders who transform lives through learning. Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, innovation, and partnership, we strengthen the educator workforce, advance educational opportunity, and improve outcomes for learners, schools, and communities across East Texas and beyond.
Goals
- Strengthen the educator workforce and leadership pipeline for East Texas by preparing exceptional educators and educational leaders who ensure every learner has the opportunity to thrive.
- Provide students with a rigorous and engaging academic experience grounded in the University Core Curriculum and evidence-based professional preparation.
- Develop graduates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for professional success, advanced study, lifelong learning, and leadership.
- Foster innovation, service, and community engagement that advance educational excellence and positively impact schools, communities, and society.
The College of Education is composed of the School of Education and the University Academy Lab Schools. In addition, the College houses the Ingenuity Center, the K-16 Literacy Center, the East Texas Center for School Based Research and Instruction, and the Center for Caribbean and Central American Initiatives (CCCAI).
The University Academy Lab Schools are located in Tyler, Longview, and Palestine. The University Academy campuses are open-enrollment K-12 schools funded by the state, and they have a diverse student population. Founded in 2014, the University Academy is consistently one of the top performers in East Texas and they provide opportunities to pursue research and service in an innovative educational setting that uses project-based learning as their foundational instructional method.
The Ingenuity Center is a component of the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative designed to build on national, state, and local efforts to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics achievement among Texas students. The Ingenuity Center focuses on increasing the number of students who study and enter science, technology, engineering, and math career pipeline by providing programs to teachers and students.
The K-16 Literacy Center engages in research, teaching, and service activities aimed at improving literacy achievement outcomes within the university, area schools, and community organizations.
The Memory Assessment and Research Center (MARC) serves as a community resource and training and research facility for psychology and counseling students studying memory loss due to aging, dementia, and other neuropsychological illnesses.
The East Texas Center for School Based Research & Instruction is an organized research and instruction unit within the College aimed at supporting center partners (area schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations) in designing, implementing, and evaluating customized professional learning opportunities and initiatives for teachers and administrators.
Graduate Programs
The School of Education offers graduate course work leading to completion of Doctor of Education, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Education degrees, and certification programs. Program options available within each degree are as follows:
Doctor of Education
School Improvement
Master of Education
Curriculum and Instruction (with Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification option)
Educational Leadership
Reading
Special Education
Post-Masters' Certification Preparation Programs
Reading Specialist, School Counseling, and Superintendent Certification
General Degree Requirements
Prospective graduate degree students in the College of Education must meet specific admission requirements of the selected program. Students with inadequate undergraduate preparation in a chosen program may be required to complete deficiencies. The following are the general procedures for fulfilling degree requirements for Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Education degrees. Specific academic requirements are described in each of the program sections.
- Apply for admission to the program of choice at http://www.uttyler.edu/graduate. Requirements for program admission will be those in effect at the time the application is submitted.
- Gain admission to the selected degree program.
- File a degree plan during the first semester after admission to the degree program. Complete required semester credit hours of approved graduate work.
- Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all courses applied toward the degree, and a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the academic major. No course with a grade below "C" may be applied toward fulfilling degree requirements.
- Complete thesis or dissertation requirements (if applicable) by following guidelines available in The Graduate School.
- File for graduation prior to the published deadline by completing the procedures in “Filing for Graduation” in the Graduate Policies and Programs section of this catalog.