GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
GRADUATE DEGREE STATUS: M.Ed.
Status definition: If the student wishes to earn the Master of
Education degree, courses may be taken prior to degree program
acceptance by the Graduate Advisory Committee. However, a maximum
of 12 hours of such coursework, if deemed applicable to the degree
program, can be accepted towards the degree. Therefore, degree
seekers should complete all admissions requirements and achieve
full degree program acceptance by the Graduate Advisory Committee
as soon as possible.
To be considered for admission as a Master of Education degree
student, an applicant must complete the following steps:
1. Submit a graduate application for admission and pay the non-refundable
graduate application fee.
2. Submit official transcript(s) from accredited institutions,
of all undergraduate and graduate work (the undergraduate transcript
must show the completion of a bachelor's degree). The academic
record should show promise of success as a graduate student.
3. Submit recent scores on Graduate Record Examination (minimum
of 400 on the Verbal component), or the Miller Analogies Test
(minimum raw score of 35), or a passing South Carolina score on
the PRAXIS II specialty area (NTE) exam. A copy of a valid teacher's
certificate from South Carolina may be used in lieu of test scores
for programs except the MAT where Miller Analogies or GRE scores
are required.
4. Submit two letters of recommendation from professional associates
or former professors who can attest to the academic potential
of the applicant.
5. All of the above materials must be submitted in one packet
to:
Graduate Office
Francis Marion University
Post Office Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
6. To be guaranteed timely consideration for acceptance into the
Master of Education program, all of the above materials must be
submitted by:
It is the applicant's responsibility to gather all materials to
complete his/her application. Only those completed (with all materials)
will be reviewed by the Graduate Advisory Committee for admission.
To receive an application or for any questions, please call the
Graduate Office at (843) 661-1284.
All of these steps must be completed before a student can be considered
for admission to the Master of Education degree program.
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