Graduate Study in the College of Social Science, Mathematics and Education (CSSME)

Tuition and Graduate Fees

Graduate tuition is $520 per credit hour for the following part-time and full-time programs: Master of Education (M.Ed.), Initial Licensure, and Master of Education (M.Ed.), Curricula and Instructional Leadership. A $40 student service fee is assessed each term for these programs. Tuition for audit courses is 50 percent of the graduate tuition rate (see the Continuing Studies section of this chapter for additional information on auditing courses).

Graduate Retention Standards

All CSSME graduate students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in both their required courses and a cumulative 3.0 GPA to graduate. Students who fall below a 3.0 GPA are placed on probation and will have an 8-credit probationary period in which to raise their grades to a 3.0 GPA. Students failing to do so will be dismissed. M.Ed. students are eligible for this opportunity only once throughout their academic program. If a student’s GPA falls below 3.0 for a second time, he or she will be dismissed. M.Ed. students who fail to earn a “B” or higher in the first 12 credits of graduate work will be dismissed. Continuation in the M.Ed. Initial Licensure program also is contingent on successful completion of apprenticeships in K–12 schools. No grade below a “C” will be accepted toward a graduate degree.