Overview

School of Education / School of Education is located in Jackson, TN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Urban Education (M U Ed)
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Educational leadership
Master of Arts in Education (MA Ed)	Education
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Higher education
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Education administration generalist
Master of Education (M Ed)	Education
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Educational supervision

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	44
Doctoral Degrees	23
Other Advanced Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam MAT, PRAXIS II or GRE Thesis Required for some Capstone research course (for MA Ed); performance exhibition (for M Ed)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam PRAXIS II Thesis Alternate accepted

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

43

Applied

38

Accepted

34

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 15th	No
Summer deadline	April 15th	April 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	MAT, PRAXIS II or GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, teaching license (for M Ed only), writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum graduate GPA of 3.2, writing sample
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum graduate GPA of 3.2, writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships

Student Body

325

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.92%
Black or African American	35.69%
White or Caucasian	59%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.62%
Asian	0.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.46%

Gender

Male (26%)

Female (73%)

Faculty

79

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 62

Male (23)

Female (56)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Faith integration in Christian schools and universities, kinesthetic movement and its impact on academic performance of students with exceptionalities, CTE coursework experiences in high school, the relationship between internet addiction, test scores, and academic achievement, an evaluation of a financial literacy program for college students
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN  38305-3697
United States

Contact Dr. Tom R. Rosebrough
Executive Dean
Email: trosebro@uu.edu
Phone: 731-661-5374
Fax: 731-661-5468

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