Description

The Master of Arts degree is designed for students who have a baccalaureate degree in education; completed course work for regular Vocational/Career and Teaching Education Florida State or District Teaching Certification, or have a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than education.

Degrees Offered

Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education

Admission

For information on general UCF graduate admissions requirements that apply to all prospective students, please visit the Admissions and Registration section of the Graduate Catalog. Applicants must apply online. Please be sure to submit all requested material by the established deadline(s).

In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants must provide:

Official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) , which must have been taken in the last five years and have a GPA of 3.0 and GRE of 840; if GPA is below 3.0 GRE of 1000 (in lieu of the GRE, a GMAT score may be used for admission consideration).

International students must demonstrate their proficiency in the English language. International students, except those who are from countries where English is the only official language or those who have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, are required to submit a score on the Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) before they can be admitted to the university. A computer-based TOEFL score of 220 or 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (or equivalent score on the paper-based test) is required unless otherwise specified by the program.

Application Due Dates

All application materials must be submitted by the appropriate deadline listed below.

All students applying for fellowships must apply by the Fall Priority deadline date.

U.S. Applicants

Late applications will be considered on a space-available basis.

Program(s)	Fall Priority	Fall	Spring	Summer
Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education	Jan 15	Jul 15	Dec 1	Apr 15

 

International Applicants

Program(s)	Fall Priority	Fall	Spring	Summer
Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education	Jan 15	Jan 15	Jul 1	Nov 1

 

International Transfer Applicants

Program(s)	Fall Priority	Fall	Spring	Summer
Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education	Jan 15	Mar 1	Sep 1	Dec 15

Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education

The Master of Arts degree in Career and Technical Education is designed for students who have a baccalaureate degree in education, have completed course work for regular vocational/career and technical District Teaching Certification, or have a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than education.

The M.A. program requires either an internship or a research report. Also, a core class in the curriculum, required of all students, is the research methods course where examples are related directly to career education. The internship is an independent learning activity that takes place in authentic settings in which students must apply, reflect on, and refine knowledge and skills acquired in the program. The internship experience gives students full control of the operational setting where they are placed (e.g., such as primary classroom teacher while being observed and mentored by a supervising teacher and UCF faculty member).

Degree Requirements

Minimum Hours Required for M.A.—42 Credit Hours

Area A: Core—12 or 15 Credit Hours

• EDF 6432 Measurement and Evaluation in Education (3 credit hours)
• EDF 6481 Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education (3 credit hours)

Select one course from the following list:

• EDF 6155 Lifespan Human Development and Learning (3 credit hours)
• EDG 6236 Principles of Instruction (3 credit hours)
• EDF 6517 Perspectives on Education (3 credit hours)
• EDF 6608 Social Factors in American Education (3 credit hours)
• EDF 6886 Multicultural Education (3 credit hours)

Select one option:

• EVT 6946 Graduate Internship (6 credit hours)
• EVT 6909 Research Report (2,1 credit hours)

Area B: Career Education Core—9 Credit Hours

• EVT 6067 History of Career Education in the United States (3 credit hours)
• EVT 6095 Issues in Career Education (3 credit hours)
• EVT 6791 research in Career Education (3 credit hours)

Area C: Specialization—21 Credit Hours—Approved by adviser

Areas of focus may include: health, technical training, teaching adults, or business education.

Area D: Co-requisites

If initial certification is desired, see adviser.

Financial Support

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see Financing Grad School, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.

Key points about financial support:

• If you are interested in financial assistance, you are strongly encouraged to apply for admission early. A complete application for admission, including all supporting documents, must be received by the priority date listed for your program under "Admissions."
• You must be admitted to a graduate program before the university can consider awarding financial assistance to you.
• If you want to be considered for loans and other need-based financial assistance, review the UCF Student Financial Assistance website at http://finaid.ucf.edu and complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form, which is available online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. Apply early and allow up to six weeks for the FAFSA form to be processed.
• UCF Graduate Studies awards university graduate fellowships, with most decisions based on nominations from the colleges and programs. To be eligible for a fellowship, students must be accepted as a graduate student in a degree program and be enrolled full-time. University graduate fellowships are awarded based on academic merit and therefore are not affected by FAFSA determination of need.
• Please note that select fellowships do require students to fill out a fellowship application (either a university fellowship application, an external fellowship application, or a college or school fellowship application). For university fellowship applications, see Financing Grad School.
• For information on assistantships (including teaching, research, and general graduate assistantships) or tuition support, contact the graduate program director of your major.

Contact Info

Jo Ann Whiteman, Ed.D.
Phone Number: 407-823-2848
jwhitema@mail.ucf.edu