Graduate

Master of Arts in Education - The Master of Arts in Special Education degree program allows completion of an advanced degree for individuals who presently hold an initial Special Education teaching license. MAEd-SPED students This 39-semester hour program is completed on a part-time basis over a period of two years. All courses are available online.

For more information about the MAEd-SPED program, visit these links:

Admission Requirements

The College of Education accepts applications at all times so students can begin at almost any time during the year. The application due dates are as follows:

Applicants must submit the following materials by the dates listed above to be considered for acceptance:

• Complete online application at https://selfservice-banner.ecu.edu/DAD_PROD/bwskalog.P_DisploginNon
• Statement of purpose meant to provide convincing evidence of one's suitability for graduate study and potential for success in one's chosen area
• Copy of one's current initial teaching license (if in Sr II, include indication of when license will be received and submit it to the Graduate School immediately upon receipt)
• 3 professional references (all submitted electronically via the Graduate School)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) OR Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores
• Send a copy of official school transcript(s) to Graduate School
• Contact Dr. Terry Atkinson (atkinsont@ecu.edu) for more information.

Graduate School
Website: http://www.ecu.edu/gradschool/
Future Students webpage: http://www.ecu.edu/csecu/futurestudents.cfm
Graduate catalog: http://www.ecu.edu/acadprograms/catalogs.cfm

Graduate Assistantship Information
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gradschool/funding.cfm#new
Please contact Sharon Schlichting (schlichtings@ecu.edu) about assistantship opportunities.
Note: Any student who does not take classes during a regular semester (fall/spring) must reapply to the Graduate school in order to reactivate his/her status as a graduate student and access to his/her ECU email account.

Other graduate programs are available in many disciplines. For more information, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gradschool/programs.cfm

For more information, contact:Dr. Terry Atkinson
Graduate Director
224 Speight Building
atkinsont@ecu.edu