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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION
Admission Requirements:
Students seeking admission into the Master of Science in
Agriculture with a major in Agricultural Education must meet the
admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific
program requirements. In addition, applicants must have
completed a minimum of 18 semester hours of professional
education courses including the requirements for a valid
teaching certificate based on a four-year teacher education
program. Applicants who do not meet the requirements for a valid
teaching certificate based on a four-year teacher education
program will be required to complete the undergraduate courses
required for such a certificate. These courses may be completed
concurrently with graduate work, but must be completed before
the student is admitted to candidacy for the degree.
For unconditional admission, academic
proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either
of the following admission selection criteria:
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A minimum cumulative undergraduate
grade point average of 3.00 (or 3.25 on the last 60 hours)
and a raw score of at least 30 on the Miller Analogies Test
(MAT) or a minimum score of 790 on the combined verbal and
quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE).
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A minimum cumulative undergraduate
grade point average of 2.75 (or 3.00 on the last 60 hours)
and a raw score of at least 35 on the MAT or a minimum score
of 820 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of
the GRE.
For conditional admission, academic
proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either
of the following admission selection criteria:
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The total undergraduate GPA is 2.50
AND when the undergraduate GPA is multiplied by 10 and then
multiplied by the MAT score the total is at least 600.
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The total undergraduate GPA is at
least 2.50 AND when the undergraduate GPA is multiplied by
the GRE score the total is at least 1850.
Courses required of all candidates:
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College of Education Core Courses
Required of All Areas of Emphasis (9 hours)
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EDFN 6763, Philosophies of
Education
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EDFN 6773, Introduction to
Statistics and Research
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PSY 6513, Advanced Educational
Psychology
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Courses in the Major (9 hours)
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VOED 6513, History and Principles
of Vocational Education
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VOED 6573, Introduction to
Research and Evaluation in Vocational Education
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VOED 5443, Advanced Methods of
Teaching in Career and Technical Education
- Technical Agriculture Courses (9 hours)
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Thesis or Non-Thesis Option: Six
hours of the total hours required of a degree may be thesis
Minimum hours required for this
program: 33
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