Program Requirements
The Master of Agricultural Education is a professional degree designed to enhance the human resource skills in agriculture and education. The flexible program provides a core of planning, delivery, evaluation and administrative strategies while encouraging specialization in teacher education, adult and extension education, agricultural communications, youth development, or technology transfer. Graduates hold positions as agriculture teachers, extension agents, agricultural and environmental agency employees, as well as human resource development specialists in the agricultural industry.
Candidates for the degree are required to plan a program of study in consultation with the major advisor and graduate committee and complete a minimum of three credit hours in adult education, three hours in research methods and three hours in statistics; a minimum of 12 credit hours in the major field; and a minimum of six credit hours in an area of concentration outside the major field.
A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for the professional degree. At least one-half of these credit hours must be selected from courses numbered 7000 or above. The student’s program of study must be approved by the advisory committee.
Admission Requirements
Students must complete all University applications, submit undergraduate overall grade averages and GRE scores, participate in an interview with a department graduate committee, and submit a writing sample on a topic assigned by the interview committee. Most admitted applicants have a GPA of at least 3.0 and GRE scores of at least 150 verbal, 141 quantitative and 3.0 writing. Acceptance will be based on an evaluation involving all of the above as well as appropriate recommendations. Additional undergraduate coursework may be required for marginally qualified students or students without undergraduate Agricultural Education degrees.
