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New Mexico State University

MA Program in C&I

Notes

  • Please carefully read this page and all relevant documents
  • Please note that our C&I MA Handbook and the NMSU Graduate Catalog have the most up-to-date information regarding dates and deadlines

 Applying for the MA Program in Education (C&I)

  • Apply to the NMSU Graduate School
  • Indicate that you are applying for the "MA in Education" or the "MAT in Education"
  • The MA in Education (C&I) in the Program Area of Early Childhood Education (ECED) is entirely on-line and requires an additional application step. For more information, contact the department.
  • For the C&I MA Program, you do NOT need to: take the GRE; provide 3 letters of recommendation; or, write a letter of intent

Once You Are Accepted

  • Meet with your Adviser (as noted in your C&I letter of acceptance) and complete your Preliminary Program Plan
  • Read the MA Handbook and NMSU Graduate Catalogue (you are obliged to know and follow all the rules that apply to you)
  • Follow the MA Program Checklist from the C&I MA Handbook
  • Get to know our faculty
  • After your first 12 hours of classes, fill-out the "Program of Study" form with the assistance of your Adviser

The MA Comprehensive Exam or Thesis

  • When the Exam is offered
    • The 2nd Friday of October in Fall  
    • The 2nd Friday of March in Spring
    • The 2nd Friday of June in MS I (JUNE 14, 2013  8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
    • The 2nd Friday of July in MS 2 (JULY 12, 2013  8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
  • To Register for the master's exam: 
    • REGISTRATION for the SUMMER I exam will take place April 22 – May 17 
    • REGISTRATION for the SUMMER II exam will take place April 22 – June 21
    • Take the MA Exit Survey
    • Access and follow the MA Exam Checklist - complete the required forms and deliver to the C&I office in OH Rm 122 by the registration deadline. Late registrations will NOT be accepted.  If you are outside of the Las Cruces area and need to send the documents electronically, please submit the complete packet (all documents from checklist), to Felicia Rios at fcrios@nmsu.edu
  • Consider attending the MA Exam Study Session

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Other MA Exam information

  • It is recommended that you take the MA Exam your last semester of classes; you can take it after this, but you will be charged a fee by Graduate Student Services

The MA Thesis

  • If you are interested in conducting an MA Thesis instead of taking the MA Comprehensive Exam, read the applicable sections of the NMSU Graduate Catalog, meet with your Adviser and meet with the Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs for more information
  • An MA Thesis is similar to a Doctoral Dissertation (you conduct, analyze and write-up a research study), but is it slightly smaller in scale
  • It will take more than one semester to complete
  • It is great preparation if you intend to earn a doctorate in the future

Programs

  • For complete details about all of our MA in Education (C&I) Program and Program Areas, please see the MA Handbook
  • If you are seeking information on the alternative licensure process, please contact
    • Ms. Grace Martinez (575.646.2290. gmartine@nmsu.edu) O'Donnell Hall, Rm 122
    • C&I Alternative Licensure Application

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