Overview

College of Education / College of Education is located in Troy, AL, in a rural setting.

Departments & Programs

Elementary Education (K-6)

Instructional Leadership and Administration

Program in Adult Education

Program in Collaborative Special Education Teacher

Program in Counseling and Psychology

Program in Early Childhood Education

Program in Postsecondary Education

Program in School Counseling

Program in Second Language Instruction

Program in Secondary Education

Program in Teacher Education-Multiple Levels

Program in Teacher Leader

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)
Specialist in Education (Ed S)
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	286
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	43

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum score of 850 on old exam or 290 on new exam), GMAT (minimum score of 380), or MAT (minimum score of 385) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

469

Applied

449

Accepted

344

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	Not reported	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (minimum score of 850 on old exam or 290 on new exam), GMAT (minimum score of 380), or MAT (minimum score of 385)
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree; minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or 3.0 on last 30 semester hours, letter of recommendation
Additional Entrance Requirements	Alabama Class A certificate or equivalent, minimum graduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 523 TOEFL IBT score: 70
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,012

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

997

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.32%
Black or African American	30.99%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%
Asian	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.61%
Unknown	13.94%

Gender

Male (20%)

Female (79%)

Faculty

86

Total faculty

Full-time - 55

Part-time - 31

Male (36)

Female (50)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Is online learning the future of global higher education?; integrated STEM education; co-teaching; interteaching; evaluation of strategies for teaching concepts in operant conditioning; meta-analysis investigating military sexual trauma; early childhood mental health counseling
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 335 Hawkins Hall
University Avenue
Troy, AL  36082
United States

Contact Dr. Kerry Palmar
Dean
Email: kjpalmer@troy.edu
Phone: 334-670-3365
Fax: 334-670-3474

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