Master of Education in Curriculum and Supervision 
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Professors
Bob Algozzine
Claudia Flowers
John Gretes
Dawson Hancock
Corey Lock
Jim Lyons
J. Allen Queen

Associate Professors
Richard Lambert
Ann McColl

Assistant Professors
Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell
Keonya Booker
Meredith DiPietro
David M. Dunaway
Richard Hartshorne
Rebecca Shore
 Chuang Wang

Assistant Clinical Professors
Delores Lee

Lecturer
Patricia Wilkins
 

The M.Ed. in Curriculum and Supervision is designed to prepare highly competent program leaders for the school systems of North Carolina.  UNC Charlotte is particularly dedicated to serving the 23 school districts located in the university’s expanded service region in the Southwestern Piedmont area of the state.  To achieve its objectives, the program is designed to attract high-quality students and to assure that students develop specific competencies to enable them to define, communicate, interpret, and assess teachers in the implementation of state and local curricula. 

Today, curriculum specialists and instructional supervisors must be able to elicit support and create program structures and climates that foster the kinds of creativity, change and innovation that will educate the most diversified group of children ever in America’s schools. To meet this challenge, the M.Ed. program focuses on curriculum development and supervisory practices. It enables students to develop specific competencies related to curriculum leadership, instructional practice and supervisory roles. It emphasizes performance and competence in school-based leadership and the overall quality of K-12 instruction.

The M.Ed. program provides for 33 credit hours of classroom study followed by a full time internship experience. The program is designed on a cohort model that admits students as a group each January. In the cohort, a part-time student can complete the program in two and a half years, including two summer terms. Students average two courses per semester with the full time internship scheduled during the final summer of the student's program. The program faculty will work with students and school districts to arrange for the internships to be completed with minimum impact on their current positions.

 
The 39 semester-hour M.Ed. program includes nine hours of professional education core courses and 30 hours of course work in curriculum, supervision and educational leadership (including academic and professional experiences in the internship and seminar).

Professional Education Core Courses (9):

     EIST 6101 The Adult Learner

     RSCH 6101 Educational Research Methods

     CUSU 6100 Fundamentals of Educational Leadership

Core Courses in Educational Administration and Leadership (21):

     CUSU 6122 Foundations of Curriculum Theory and Development

     CUSU 6123 Curriculum Design and Practice

     CUSU 6105 Legal Aspects of Schooling

     CUSU 6130 Supervision of Instruction

     ADMN 6120 Instructional Leadership or an approved elective

     RSCH 7196 Program Evaluation

     EIST 5100 Instructional Technology

Internship/Seminars (9):

     CUSU 6601 Seminar in Supervision

     CUSU 6491 Internship and Seminar: Supervision

 

Program planning sheet

Spring semester
CUSU 6100: Fundamentals of Educational Leadership*
RSCH 6101: Educational Research Methods

Summer I
CUSU 6123: Curriculum Design and Practice*
EIST 5100: Instructional Technology

Summer II
CUSU 6122: Foundations of Curriculum Theory and Development*
ADMN 6120 Instructional Leadership or an approved elective

Fall
CUSU 6130: Supervision of Instruction*
CUSU 6105 Legal Aspects of Schooling

Spring
CUSU 6601: Seminar in Curriculum and Supervision*
RSCH 7196: Program Evaluation

Summer
CUSU 6491: Internship in Curriculum and Supervision (6hrs)*
EIST 6101: The Adult Learner

* Courses required for the certificate-only program in Curriculum and Supervision

Note--variations can occur in the sequence of classes based on administrative decisions

In order to be considered for admission to the M.Ed. program, applicants are expected to submit ALL the following materials to the Graduate Admissions Office by October 1  

·         A completed Graduate School application

·         Evidence of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an
       accredited institution with an overall GPA of a least 3.00

·         Two official transcripts of previous academic work attempted beyond
       high school

·         An acceptable score on the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller
       Analogies Test taken within the previous five years

·         Three professional recommendations (including one from the applicant's
       immediate supervisor). Letters of recommendation are to follow a
       standard format. 

·         A description of previous relevant employment, including evidence of
       at least two years of successful teaching experience in K-12

·         Evidence of clear state licensure as a classroom teacher (A level).

·         A personal statement of purpose or intent for entering the program

Applications to the program will be accepted until October 1 for admission the following January. Review of applications will begin after October 1. The application process is designed to ensure the selection of a highly competent and diverse cohort of students. The number admitted each year will be based on current resources, but it is expected to be approximately 20 students admitted for classes to begin in the spring semester of each academic year.  Upon successful completion of the program and PRAXIS examination, graduates will receive recommendation for certification as Instructional Specialists (licensure area 113 level I).

Please Contact the Program Coordinator:

Dr. Rebecca Shore,
Department of Educational Leadership
College of Education
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001
704-687-8976

rshore6@uncc.edu

The University Catalog, application forms, and materials can be obtained from:

Graduate Admissions
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001

704 687-3366 (voice)
704 687-3279 (fax)

http://www.uncc.edu/gradmiss


Please note that the current Schedule of Courses is 
available online:  http://www.uncc.edu/registrar

Financial aid information may be obtained through the Department of Educational Leadership at UNC Charlotte. 

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