Graduate Education

It’s not too late to become an educator, even if your bachelor’s degree isn’t in education. Our Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree prepares you for the K-6 classroom. Regardless of your undergraduate major, you can earn your M.A.T. degree in a little over two years by taking two evening classes per week each semester. 

What Is Required?

The degree requires 36-39 hours of coursework that prepares you to be licensed in the state of North Carolina as a 21st century educator.  You combine what you learn in the classroom with practical experience throughout the program. Visits to accredited public schools during your first three semesters enable you to put theory into practice.  You can apply for initial certification (“A”) in North Carolina after you successfully complete the first three semesters of classes, successfully student teach, and pass North Carolina licensure tests.  
Once you have successfully completed all requirements for the initial license, you may continue to work toward the next level of mastery. To do this, you must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for your first four semesters of work. Upon completion of the second part of the program, successful candidates are eligible to sit for advanced licensure (“M”) in North Carolina.

If you want more information about the M.A.T., email Dr. Cynthia Compton at c.compton@wingate.edu. 

The Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education (M.A.Ed.) is designed for students who hold a current teaching license or who have completed an Education program and are eligible for initial licensure  Program graduates are eligible for advanced licensure (“M”) in Elementary Education K-6.

What Is Required?
If you want to advance your career, you can earn a master’s degree by taking 30 hours of coursework to expand your knowledge of the following:
Content and Curriculum 
Curriculum Decision-Making
Respectful Educational Environments
Student Learning
Teaching Problem Solving and Quantitative Reasoning
 

If you want more information about the M.A.Ed., email Dr. Cynthia Compton at c.compton@wingate.edu.   
 

Students interested in pursuit of the Doctor of Education program will complete 9 hours in research methods, quantitative analysis, and writing for publication plus 12 hours in the capstone seminar. 

What Is Required? 

You can earn an Ed.S. in Community College Executive Leadership by successfully completing 42 hours of courses in the following areas:
Leadership and organizational development
Effective programs and services of a community college
Traits of a highly successful community college
The program provides both the theoretical and practical applications needed for leaders in the 21st century.  We use a cohort model to encourage students to develop a strong network of support and professional relationships.
 
After earning the Ed.S. degree, you can earn the Ed.D. degree by completing nine additional hours and a doctoral capstone project for 12 hours of credit. You must pass the comprehensive exam before beginning the project.

If you want more information about the Ed.S. in Community College Executive Leadership, email Dr. Darrel Staat, Program Coordinator, at d.staat@wingate.edu. 

*We are now enrolling students in online classes*

The Ed.D. program in Community College Executive Leadership is offered online and at our campus in Charlotte, N.C. It's a part-time program for working professionals. Graduates will be prepared for positions such as deans, vice president, and presidents in community colleges and other higher education institutions.  The program provides both the theoretical and practical applications needed for leaders in the 21st century.  You will have opportunities to develop your skills in forging partnerships with local businesses and leaders to secure internships, apprenticeships and jobs for community college graduates.  

Upon completion an Ed.D., you will be prepared to: 

• Develop the best way to train the workforce for local industry
• Help companies new to the community find qualified workers
• Serve on economic development task forces
• Work to improve the quality of life in the community
• Manage a student population with a significant portion planning to transfer to a four-year college after two years

What Is Required?
Our Doctor of Education in Community College Executive Leadership program is a 63-credit hour, three-year program that focuses on four broad areas:  leadership and organizational development, effective programs and services of a community college, traits of a highly successful community college, and research with a locally developed capstone project. We use a cohort model for our online and in class courses to encourage students to develop a strong network of support and professional relationships. Admission requirements for online and in class are identical. 
 

If you want more information about the Ed.D. in Community College Executive Leadership, email Dr. Darrel Staat, Program Coordinator, at d.staat@wingate.edu. 

Students enrolled in the Ed.S./Ed.D. program in Community College Executive Leadership program may be awarded a certificate in either Executive Leadership or Workforce and Economic Development.

What Is Required? 

To earn the Executive Leadership certificate, you must complete 18 credit hours from the following areas:  educational leadership, law, teaching/learning/student services, finance, organizational development, or 21st-century community colleges.

To earn the Certificate in Workforce and Economic Development, you must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the following areas:  workforce and economic development, program planning and evaluation, organizational development and change, or 21st-century community colleges. 

If you want more information certificate programs in Community College Executive Leadership, email Dr. Darrel Staat, Program Coordinator, at d.staat@wingate.edu.