MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION Focus Areas 1. College Leadership and Administration 2. Continuing and Community Education 3. Educational Gerontology and Lifelong Learning 4. Compensatory Education (Teaching Adults with Disabilities) Scholarly Engagement Students and faculty have published in the following top-tier journals in the field of adult education: • Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory • Adult Learning • Studies in the Education of Adults In addition, faculty serve as editors and reviewers for these academic journals. Students and faculty are active members of professional organizations and present at various local, national and international academic conferences, including: • American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) • Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) • Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) • Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE) • North Carolina Adult Education Association (NCAEA Faculty recently published chapters in the textbook “No Small Lives: Handbook of North American Early Women Adult Educators, 1925-1950.” Post-Graduation Placement Graduates have continued their education and obtained doctoral degrees in the following programs: • PhD in Leadership Studies (North Carolina A&T State University) • EdD in Adult and Community Education (North Carolina State University) • PhD in Adult, Professional and Community Education (Texas State University) • PhD in Adult Education (Pennsylvania State University) • PhD in Adult Education (University of South Florida) • PhD in Adult Education Leadership (Walden University) Employment Opportunities Graduates of the Master of Science in Adult Education program find employment in a variety of educational contexts, including: • Community-based organizations (e.g., adult literacy, ESL, GED, adult high school) • Religious Institutions • Corporate training and development • Older adult learning environments • Social services • Governmental and nongovernmental agencies • Workforce development • Cultural institutions (e.g., museums and libraries, planetariums, zoological parks, aquariums) • Compensatory education • Correctional institutions • Higher education institutions • Cooperative extension • Professional and voluntary associations The Master of Science in Adult Education degree is designed for individuals who desire to become effective adult educators and change agents within local, regional, national and international communities. Graduates are prepared to work as teachers, program developers and evaluators, or administrators in order to enrich the learning capabilities of adults through educational programs in various settings. A signature component of our program is that curricular experiences emphasize the historical, philosophical, and socio-cultural foundations of adult education with a special focus on the Black Diaspora. Ranked #13 Adult Education program nationwide by Graduateprograms.com! For More Information Program Coordinator Dr. Geleana Alston [email protected]336-285-4385 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University [email protected] • 336-285-2366 https://graduateadmissions.ncat.edu THE GRADUATE COLLEGE
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
ADULT EDUCATIONFocus Areas
1. College Leadership and Administration2. Continuing and Community Education3. Educational Gerontology and Lifelong Learning4. Compensatory Education (Teaching Adults with Disabilities)
Scholarly Engagement
Students and faculty have published in the following top-tier journals in the field of adult education:• Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory• Adult Learning• Studies in the Education of AdultsIn addition, faculty serve as editors and reviewers for these academic journals.
Students and faculty are active members of professional organizations and present at various local, national and international academic conferences, including:
• American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)• Adult Education Research Conference (AERC)• Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA)• Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE)• North Carolina Adult Education Association (NCAEA
Faculty recently published chapters in the textbook “No Small Lives: Handbook of North American Early Women Adult Educators, 1925-1950.”
Post-Graduation Placement
Graduates have continued their education and obtained doctoral degrees in the following programs:• PhD in Leadership Studies (North Carolina A&T State University)• EdD in Adult and Community Education (North Carolina State University)• PhD in Adult, Professional and Community Education (Texas State University)• PhD in Adult Education (Pennsylvania State University)• PhD in Adult Education (University of South Florida)• PhD in Adult Education Leadership (Walden University)
Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the Master of Science in Adult Education program find employment in a variety of educational contexts, including:• Community-based organizations (e.g., adult literacy, ESL, GED, adult high school)• Religious Institutions• Corporate training and development• Older adult learning environments• Social services• Governmental and nongovernmental agencies• Workforce development• Cultural institutions (e.g., museums and libraries, planetariums, zoological parks, aquariums)• Compensatory education• Correctional institutions• Higher education institutions• Cooperative extension• Professional and voluntary associations
The Master of Science in Adult Education degree is designed for individuals who desire to become effective adult educators and change agents within local, regional, national and international communities. Graduates are prepared to work as teachers, program developers and evaluators, or administrators in order to enrich the learning capabilities of adults through educational programs in various settings. A signature component of our program is that curricular experiences emphasize the historical, philosophical, and socio-cultural foundations of adult education with a special focus on the Black Diaspora.
TOTAL REQUIRED FEES $582.92 $872.30 $1,161.70 $1451.09 $1451.09
HEALTH INSURANCE (OPT) $1,136.68 $1,136.68 $1,136.68
TOTAL TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES IN-STATE $1,151.05 $2,008.55 $4,002.76 $4,292.15 $4,860.27
TOTAL TUITION AND REQUIRED FEESOUT-OF-STATE $2701.67 $5,109.80 $8,654.63 $8,944.02 $11,062.77
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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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THE GRADUATE COLLEGE
RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY
IMPORTANT APPLICATION DEADLINES
FINANCING GRADUATE STUDIES
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NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE FEE SCHEDULE PER SEMESTERFALL 2017 - SPRING 2018
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