Program Tips from Advisors
Some recommendations (as of 10/2020) regarding courses:
1. Always enroll in core courses first (offered in fall or spring terms only):
EME660 should be taken first as it is designed to prepare learners for graduate level work.
EME601 (offered Spring and Fall)
EME602 & EME603 (only offered during Fall semesters). EME603 is recommended in your second fall term as it is a research course.
EME610 & EME620 (only offered in the Spring semesters)
2. If you have already completed these core courses, then consider an elective course.
3. Take EME650, the internship course near the end of your program, so you have the training prior prepared for an internship. If you see a fit along the way, speak with your advisor.
4. Take EME661, near the end as this gives you time to build your portfolio with all the artifacts you created throughout your program!
Note:
Sometimes core courses are scheduled on the same night as an elective but rotate on a hybrid schedule so rotate class meetings. Email Dr. Ensmann to request an override if Workday does not permit you to register for both (AND you're not overloading your schedule). Include your plan of all courses in that email.
Each 4-credit class should take you at least 10-13 hours per week. So, don't just enroll in several courses because you can. Please, plan and consider the time you need to be successful in each of the classes.
Below is a copy of the ID&T course checklist. As you go through the program, make certain to complete all core courses and additional electives. In order to graduate you must have a total of 36 credit hours. The number of core courses credit hours will vary for students that started the program before Fall 2015; however, you still need to complete all core courses and complete 36 credit hours.
Please reach out to your academic advisor for more information.
International students, please meet with the International Advisor for any further international requirements.
From the Graduate Office:
There is a section in the catalog under Graduate and Continuing Studies that defines graduation retention standards and the repeating of courses. See sections below directly from the UT catalog.
Repeating Courses
Upon approval of the director of the respective graduate program, a student may repeat (once) a maximum of two courses in which he or she received a grade below a “B.” The original grade received will not be removed from the student’s academic record and is tabulated in the student’s GPA. Grade forgiveness does not apply for graduate studies.
Graduate Retention Standards
All Department of Education graduate students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in both their required courses and a cumulative 3.0 GPA to graduate. Students who fall below a 3.0 GPA are placed on probation and will have an 8-credit probationary period in which to raise their grades to a 3.0 GPA. Students failing to do so will be dismissed. M.S. and M.Ed. students are eligible for this opportunity only once throughout their academic program. If a student’s GPA falls below 3.0 for a second time, she or he will be dismissed. M.S. and M.Ed. students who fail to earn a “B” or higher in the first 12 credits of graduate work will be dismissed. No grade below a “C” will be accepted toward a graduate degree.