Educational Specialist (455*)
EdS Concentrations
The Educational Specialist degree in Higher Education offers a choice of four concentrations. Each of these concentrations is designed to provide students who have earned a Masters degree an opportunity to advance their careers in the area of higher education administration, teaching, or developmental education in two-year, four-year colleges or in organizations and institutions which provide adult education programs.
*Note: The Ed. S. in Higher Education is a non-licensure program and does not lead to NC teaching, administration, or supervision licensure.
Prerequisites:
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university
Basic Criteria for Consideration:
- GPA from the master's degree of 3.0 or higher.
Applicant must present scores from the GRE* or MAT but no minimum
score is required,
OR
GPA from the master's degree above 2.70, but below 3.0, and GRE Verbal and the GRE* Quantitative total of 800 or more,
OR
MAT score of 41.
*Students taking the GRE must submit the writing sample but no minimum score is required.
Other Criteria:
- 3 Recommendations
Application Deadlines:
1 July for Fall/ 1 November for Spring/ 1 April for Summer
Hours: 30 semester hours
