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School of Graduate Studies
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372

Phone: 910.521.6271 or 1.866.521.GRAD (4723)
Fax: 910.521.6751
Email: grad@uncp.edu

Location: Lumbee Hall, Room 253
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PROGRAM-SPECIFIC requirements

In addition to admission requirements common to all programs, many programs have additional, program-specific requirements. Scroll through this page or select a link at right to view those for your intended program.

All M.A. AND M.A.Ed degree programs leading to graduate-level licensure by the NC Department of Public Instruction require that applicants hold a Standard Professional license in an appropriate licensure area. The only exception is School Counseling and additional course work is required for those without teaching experience.

Two years of teaching experience prior to admissionis required for the Music Education and Social Studies Education programs.

Elementary Education requires that teachers must hold an “A” license or be eligible to hold an “A” license at the time of application. Two years full-time teaching experience is recommended but not required.

Master of Arts in Teaching applicants should not have any licensure, but must have a bachelor's degree appropriate for the licensure area they seek. Undergraduate pre-requisites may become part of a student's required course work if it is necessary for successful completion of graduate courses in the content area. There are no pre-requisite education courses for any M.A.T. program.

Master of School Administration applicants must have completed three years of teaching prior to admission to the program. Those who are currently in their third year may apply, but no courses may be taken until after the third academic year of experience is concluded. Two recommendations must be submitted by current administrators; both should be familiar with your teaching, one of them must be the current building principal. If the principal changes after you submit your application, please update your application and request an additional recommendation from the new principal. In addition the applicant must submit in writing his/her answers to the following questions: 1. Why do you want to become an administrator (principal, coordinator, etc.)? 2. As an administrator, what communication approaches would be most effective for you? 3. How would you delegate responsibilities to others? 4.  How would this administrative position be most rewarding to you? 5. What do you consider to be your major strengths as an administrator?

Add-on Licensure in School Administration: Admission to this non-degree program is highly selective. Applications from those with exceptionally strong academic credentials and test scores who currently hold an administrative position will be most favorably reviewed. If one does not meet all of these criteria, application to the degree program is recommended. Applications to this program which do not meet all criteria will be reviewed for admission to the degree program.

Master of Social Work: Recommendations should be requested from professional supervisors or university faculty who are not members of the UNCP Social Work Department. Applicants are also required to submit an essay (see directions) and complete a criminal background check at: www.applicationstation.com (*Please contact Ms. Janetta Obeda at 910.775.4346 prior to requesting the background check). Contact the Social Department at 910.775.4090 regarding admission semester information.

MBA applicants who have not completed the Common Body of Knowledge, including calculus, as part of their undergraduate work will be required to complete appropriate CBK or Foundations Courses as pre-requisites. These courses do not count toward the degree hours.

COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OR FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS:

CBK

OR

FOUNDATION

Principles of Accounting, 6 hours

or

ACC 5010 Foundations of Accounting, 3 hours

Principles of Finance, 3 hours

or

FIN 5010 Foundations of Finance, 3 hours

Principles of Marketing, 3 hours

Principles of Management, 3 hours

or

MGT 5010 Foundations of Marketing and

      Management, 3 hours

Principles of Economics, 6 hours

or

ECN 5030 Foundations of Economics, 3 hours

Quantitative Methods , 6 hours

or

DSC 5050 Foundations of Business Statistics, 3 hours

Calculus, at least 3 hours

 

 

 

Public Administration: Applicants are to submit an essay describing your academic and professional preparation and reason(s) for seeking admission to the program. Essays should be one or two pages in length and make clear what you bring to the program and what you hope to gain from it.

Reading Education Program:1) One year of teaching experience
2) Three professional references of which one should be a current administrator/supervisor who is familiar with your teaching/career goals.

School Counseling Program: Applicants are required to submit an essay describing your relevant academic and professional background and reasons for seeking licensure as a School Counselor within a K-12 setting. Essays should be one or two pages in length.

Service Agency Counseling Program: Applicants are required to submit an essay describing your relevant academic and professional background and reason(s) for seeking admission to UNC Pembroke's Service Agency Counseling program. Essays should be one or two pages in length and make clear what you bring to the program as well as your degree-related professional goals.

Social Studies Education: Applicants to the M.A. degree program must have two years of full-time social studies teaching experience and submit a letter of application. The letter should describe what the applicant hopes to gain from the program and, in light of her or his current philosophy of social studies education, how the applicant assumes the program will affect classroom practices. One reference must be from the applicant's current department chair or another appropriate administrator who can address teaching strengths.

 

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