Overview

Department of Leadership, Middle & Secondary Education / Department of Leadership, Middle & Secondary Education is located in Cape Girardeau, MO, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Specialist in Education (Sp Ed)
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational Leadership
Master of Arts (MA)	Teacher Leadership
Master of Arts (MA)	Secondary Education	Educational Technology
Master of Arts (MA)	Secondary Education	Educational Studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Elementary Administration
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Middle School Education	STEM Content
Master of Arts (MA)	Secondary Administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Higher Education Administration
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Counseling	Counseling education
Master of Arts (MA)	Counseling	School counseling
Master of Arts (MA)	Counseling	Mental health counseling
Master of Arts (MA)	Counseling	Career counseling
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Educational administration	Teacher leadership
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Educational administration	Educational administration
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Educational administration	Educational leadership
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational administration	Elementary administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational administration	Teacher leadership
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational administration	Higher education administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational administration	Secondary administration

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	103
Other Advanced Degrees	27

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Other Advanced Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

159

Applied

109

Accepted

90

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

40

Application Fee - International

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Valid professional teaching certificate Resume verifying 2 years of classroom teaching experience International applicants - minimum of IELTS academic score of 7.0 or TOEFL iBT of95
Additional Entrance Requirements	Valid professional teaching certificate Resume verifying 2 years of classroom teaching experience International applicants - minimum of IELTS academic score of 7.0 or TOEFL iBT of95

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 95
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$13,221

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30

Student Body

222

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.9%
Black or African American	7.21%
White or Caucasian	89%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.35%
Unknown	0.45%

Gender

Male (32%)

Female (67%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 5

Male (5)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	PK-12 instructional technology, PK-12 educational leadership, PK-12 curriculum development, PK-12 school reform, PK-12 and higher education faculty and administrator burnout.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1 University Place MS 5675
Cape Girardeau, MO  63701
United States

Contact Dr. R.D. Nordgren
Professor and Chair
Email: rnordgren@semo.edu
Phone: -651-5417
Fax: 573-651-2410

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