Overview

Department of Instruction and Teacher Education / Department of Instruction and Teacher Education is located in Columbia, SC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Language and literacy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Early childhood education
Interdisciplinary Master of Arts (IMA)	Secondary education	Science
Interdisciplinary Master of Arts (IMA)	Secondary education	Business education
Interdisciplinary Master of Arts (IMA)	Secondary education	Art education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Early childhood education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Teaching
Master of Education (M Ed)	Language and literacy
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Elementary education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Elementary education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Secondary education	Secondary education
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Teaching
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Curriculum and instruction
Master of Teaching (MT)	Secondary education	Secondary education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Science
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Mathematics
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Foreign language
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	English
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Social studies
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Art education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Health education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Business education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Secondary education	Theatre and speech
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Secondary education	Secondary
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Early childhood education
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Elementary education

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	215
Doctoral Degrees	17
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam MAT, GRE Comp Exam Required Foreign language (MA)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, MAT, qualifying exam Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

106

Applied

63

Accepted

51

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	MAT, GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Teaching certificate (M!Ed), resum&e, transcripts, letters of reference, letter of intent
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, MAT, qualifying exam
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Resume, letters of reference
Additional Entrance Requirements	Resum&,e, transcripts, letters of reference, letter of intent

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

410

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.98%
Black or African American	13.17%
White or Caucasian	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.24%
Asian	0.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	7.56%

Gender

Male (17%)

Female (82%)

Faculty

95

Total faculty

Full-time - 50

Part-time - 45

Male (9)

Female (86)

Location & Contact

Address 1244 Blossom Street
Columbia, SC  29208
United States

Contact Dr. Diane Stephens
Phone: 803-777-7000

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