Graduate Education Degree Program

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 Melinda McCabe at m.mccabe@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. Rebekah Kelleher, email: rkellehe@wingate.edu

What is Required for Admissions to the Program for an Educational Specialist degree?

Applicants must submit:

• Wingate University School of Graduate Education online application
• Two copies of official transcripts from each institution attended (after high school)
• Official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) within the last five (5) years.
• Brief vitae (not to exceed two pages)
• One page letter of intent stating professional goals
• Three letters of professional recommendation describing the applicant’s leadership skills

Letters must come from supervisory or administrative personnel who have had direct
experience with the applicant or from the faculty member of a master’s degree program.

• TOEFL for International students whose first language is not English

Interview:

• On-campus interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in the on campus format. Skype interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in an online format. At the time of the interview, applicants must complete and submit a writing sample.

What Is Required to Complete the Program? 
Students can earn an Ed.S. in Higher Education 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.  The program uses a cohort model to encourage students to develop a strong network of support and professional relationships.

For more information about the Ed.S. in Higher Education Executive Leadership, contact Dr.
John McKay, Assistant Coordinator, j.mckay@wingate.edu. 

What is Required for Admissions to the Higher Education Executive Leadership
Doctoral program?

Applicants must submit:

• Wingate University School of Graduate Education online application
• Two copies of official transcripts from each institution attended (after high school)
• Official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) within the last five (5) years.
• Brief vitae (not to exceed two pages)
• One page letter of intent stating professional goals
• Three letters of professional recommendation describing the applicant’s leadership skills

Letters must come from supervisory or administrative personnel who have had direct
experience with the applicant or from the faculty member of a master’s degree program.

• TOEFL for International students whose first language is not English

Interview:

• On-campus interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in the on campus format. Skype interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in an online format. At the time of the interview, applicants must complete and submit a writing sample.

What Is Required to Complete the Doctoral Program? 
Students can earn an Ed.D. in Higher Education 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.  The program uses a cohort model to encourage students to develop a strong
network of support and professional relationships.
 
After completing the 42 hours of coursework, Students must pass the Comprehensive Exam
before enrolling in courses and beginning work on the Capstone Project, a problem-centered,
action research project on a topic of interest to the student and his/her institution.
After passing the Comprehensive Exam, student can earn the Ed.D. degree by completing 9
additional credit hours in developing the Capstone Project, 12 credit hours in research for the
Capstone Project, and writing/defending a successful Capstone Project.

For more information about the Ed.S. in Higher Education Executive Leadership, contact Dr.
John McKay, Assistant Coordinator, j.mckay@wingate.edu. 

What is Required for Admissions to the Higher Education Executive Leadership
Certificate program?

Applicants must submit:

• Wingate University School of Graduate Education online application
• Two copies of official transcripts from each institution attended (after high school)
• Official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) within the last five (5) years.
• Brief vitae (not to exceed two pages)
• One page letter of intent stating professional goals
• Three letters of professional recommendation describing the applicant’s leadership skills

Letters must come from supervisory or administrative personnel who have had direct
experience with the applicant or from the faculty member of a master’s degree program.

• TOEFL for International students whose first language is not English

Interview:

• On-campus interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in the on campus format. Skype interviews with a faculty committee for those taking the program in an online format. At the time of the interview, applicants must complete and submit a writing sample.

What is Required to Complete a Certificate Program?
To earn the Certificate Executive Leadership, the student must successfully complete 18
credit hours from the following areas: educational leadership, law, organizational
development and change, teaching/learning/student services, finance, and higher
education in the 21st-century.
To earn the Certificate in Workforce and Economic Development, the student must
successfully complete 12 credit hours from the following areas:  workforce and economic
development, comprehensive planning and program evaluation, organizational
development and change, and higher education in the 21st-century. 

For more information about the Ed.S. in Higher Education Executive Leadership, contact Dr.
John McKay, Assistant Coordinator, j.mckay@wingate.edu.