Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 30

The Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. allows educators to advance their understanding of teaching and learning. Students who complete this degree often move to curriculum and instruction positions in their school district or remain in the classroom to serve as highly effective teachers and lead teachers. 

The Curriculum and Instruction program has three options for students: 

1. M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. (Current certified teacher).
2. M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and pursue Initial Texas teacher certification (Grad Teach). 
3. Pursue an Initial Texas teacher certification only (Grad Teach Alt Prep). 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, the individual must:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
2. Complete the online Graduate Admissions Application.
3. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.
4. Have an appropriate GPA as set by Texas Administrative Code by the Texas Education Agency.
5. The GRE is waived when one of the following requirements have been met:

• Last 60-hour GPA from all attempted coursework OR overall GPA of 2.75 or higher.
• Overall graduate degree GPA of 3.0 or higher.

6. If your GPA does not meet the requirements in Item 1, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores obtained within the past five years are required:

• Verbal section of GRE and score at least 143.
• Quantitative section of GRE and score at least 140.
• Writing section of GRE and score at least 3.0

7. Official TOEFL iBT minimum scores accepted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA; TAC 230.11):  

• Speaking – 20-24  
• Listening – 17-21
• Reading – 18-23
• Writing – 17-23 

8. A student seeking a specialization in STEM Education, Instructional Coaching, Educational Technology or in a single content area must be a certified teacher with at least one years of teaching experience.

9. Only for applicants also seeking to obtain initial teacher certification, additional admission requirements are required to enter the educator preparation program. These requirements are:

a. Provide evidence of satisfactory scores on one of the acceptable basic skills tests such as the Texas Success Initiative, GRE, Accuplacer, and others. See the School of Education website for specific information regarding appropriate tests and scores and waiver for students who hold a bachelor's degree.

b. Have a minimum number of hours in the content area where applicant is seeking certification or pass the content area in the Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT).

• For all subjects except Math and Science: Candidates must complete 12 hours of coursework in chosen content area.
• For Math and Science: Candidates must complete 15 hours of coursework in the content area.
• If you have completed 12 hours in your chosen content area (or 15 hours for Math or Science), you may request a PACT waiver by sending an email along with your unofficial transcripts to SOEGraduate@uttyler.edu.

Option 1 and Option 2

• Sign and submit an acknowledgement of admission and departmental agreements.
• Pay the Graduate Program fee of $250 which will be added to the first tuition bill. This program fee is used for supervision during field work and is a one-time fee that will not be added to the tuition beyond the first semester. 

NOTE: In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, all applicants must be fully admitted prior to taking any coursework in the area in which they are seeking certification. Therefore, no provisional admission is allowed.