Overview

Department of Curriculum and Instruction / Department of Curriculum and Instruction is located in De Kalb, IL, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI)
Master of Arts in Literacy Education (MALED)
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Curriculum and instruction	Reading
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Literacy education
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Curriculum and instruction	Reading

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	74
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test or MAT Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Candidacy exam, dissertation defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

57

Applied

50

Accepted

35

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or MAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75 (undergraduate), 3.2 (graduate)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

221

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.07%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	11.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	74.21%
Two or more races	1.81%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (16%)

Female (83%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 11

Male (7)

Female (21)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Early reading development, literacy for bilingual students, family literacy, expository writing, fluency
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1425 Lincoln Hwy
De Kalb, IL  60115-2854
United States

Contact Dr. Sally Blake
Chair
Email: sblake1@niu.edu
Phone: -753-8556

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