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Plains Transition to Teaching
Earning a Master of Education Degree
Overview
While the NPTT is exclusively a licensure/certification
program, it was designed so that qualified participants can complete the NPTT
requirements and complete the majority of the requirements to earn their Master
of Education (M.Ed.) degree, with an option in Curriculum & Instruction,
simultaneously. The M.Ed. requires a minimum of 30 credits. 24 credits
from the NPTT licensure program in addition to one three-credit elective course
and one mandatory three-credit portfolio course.
We encourage those who know they are interested in earning the M.Ed. in
conjunction with their licensure to apply for the NPTT master's degree up front
rather than go through two separate application processes (first for the NPTT
licensure program, then the NPTT master's degree option). The M.Ed. is
earned through Northern Plains Transition to Teaching, and therefore is not a
part of the Department of Education at MSU.
Qualifications
For regular admission into a graduate program at Montana
State University (MSU), potential students must hold a four-year baccalaureate
degree from an accredited institution and have demonstrated potential for
graduate study and have a "B" average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better for their
undergraduate cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA), and if applicable, graduate
work. Please review the
Division of Graduate Education
Admission
Policies for additional information on the institution's graduate admission
process.
Application Deadlines
The Department of Education and Division of Graduate
Education
at MSU encourages applicants who know they are interested in earning the
master's degree in addition to teacher licensure/certification to submit their
graduate degree seeking applications in conjunction with their NPTT application.
Not only does it potentially reduce follow-on application fees, but it also
eliminates the chance that NPTT courses will not be allowable for use on the
degree seeking program of study. (A maximum of nine (9) credits may be
transferred into a graduate program of study, with committee and Dean of
Graduate Education approval. For more information on
Non-Degree Status and the
complete policy regarding transfer credits see the
Division
of Graduate Education website.)
NPTT candidates must apply to enter the graduate program
during a specific academic semester (Fall, Spring or Summer). If an applicant is
not accepted for a semester prior to or immediately following completion of
their ninth (9th) credit (*see more below) in the
NPTT program, subsequent credits will not be allowable on the student's graduate
program of study. In other words, applicants must be accepted into the graduate
program before they complete either the second or third class in the NPTT
sequence.
The Department of Education's degree seeking application
deadlines are:
| Semester
Applying to |
Applications
Due |
| Fall |
July 15 |
| Spring |
November 1 |
| Summer |
March 1 |
If you have ANY questions about which semester you need to
apply to, contact our offices.
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A graduate
degree seeking application form
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Application fee ($50)
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Three letters of reference
from individuals who are qualified to assess your ability and potential as a
graduate student. (These will already be on file if you have already
submitted an NPTT Non-Degree Teacher Licensure application)
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Official transcripts showing
all college coursework you have taken. (These will already be on file if you
have already submitted an NPTT Non-Degree Teacher Licensure application)
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Official GRE scores.
- Institution
Code: 4488
- Department Code: 3999
Graduate Student Responsibility
It is ultimately the graduate student's responsibility to
ensure that they comply with all Department of Education and Division of Graduate
Education (DGE) policies, procedures and deadlines. For this reason, it behooves
all graduate students to review the
DGE Online
Catalog and to be aware of
DGE
Dates and Deadlines.
Graduate Program of Study
If accepted into the M.Ed. program, you will need to submit a
Graduate
Program of Study & Committee Form before completion of the first semester as
a degree seeking (M.Ed.) student. As nine of the minimum ten courses are fixed,
completing this form should be fairly painless. The tenth course can be
considered an elective, but must meet the
DGE criteria for applicability to a graduate program of study and be
approved by the student's graduate committee and the Division of Graduate
Education. Please contact the NPTT Student Services and Academic Advisor for
questions regarding this process.
Graduation - Application for Advance Degree
Students may apply to receive their advanced degree (i.e.
graduate) at the end of the semester that they will have successfully completed
all of the coursework on their program of study and their comprehensive
portfolio/examination. Students wishing to graduate at the end of a
Fall semester must have their
Application for
Advanced Degree submitted to the Division of Graduate Education by
September 20.
Spring graduates must submit by February 5,
and Summer graduates by
June 10. All Applications must be submitted to
the NPTT office prior to the deadline to ensure adequate time to review the
application and obtain all necessary signatures. Please contact the NPTT
Student Services and Academic Advisor for questions regarding this process.
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