Reading M.Ed.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 36

The School of Education offers the Master of Education degree in Reading. The School also offers the Reading Specialist Certification program as well as the UT Tyler Literacy Coaching Certificate. The program addresses establishing, maintaining, and evaluating reading programs on a building level or system-wide basis.

Certification Preparation

Certification-Only Total Semester Credit Hours = 24

The Reading Specialist (EC-12) certificate-only is available at the graduate level. This certification preparation program requires two years of classroom teaching experience, a master’s degree, the completion of an appropriate course sequence, and the required TExES examination. Applicants for the Standard Reading Specialist Certificate and UT Tyler Literacy Coaching Certificate must meet the same requirements as those for graduate degree programs in reading. 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the graduate program in reading education, the individual must:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
2. Hold a Texas teacher certification (any field).
3. Submit Texas teaching service record and any other documents required by Texas governing units.
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.
5. Submit official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores obtained within the last five years. GRE will be waived if the applicant has a GPA of 3.25 (overall degree or last 60 hours of coursework) or higher. 
6. Complete admissions interview.
7. Submit a written goal statement and initial philosophy of literacy statement.
8. Have an appropriate GPA as set by Texas Administrative Code and other administrative units.
9. Admission is determined based on GPA and, if necessary, satisfactory scores on the GRE in combination with the GPA, successful admissions interview, 
10. Upon admission, students must:
    1. Sign and submit an acknowledgement of admission and departmental agreements.
    2. Pay the Graduate Program fee of $250 which will be added to the first tuition bill. This program fee is used for supervision during field work and is a one-time fee that will not be added to the tuition beyond the first semester. 
11. Only for applicants seeking the Reading Specialist certificate-only program, additional admission requirements are required. These requirements are:
    1. Hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution. 

NOTE: In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, all applicants must be fully admitted prior to taking any coursework in the area in which they are seeking certification. Therefore, no provisional admission is allowed.