Advising: Following admission to the Curriculum and Instruction Program, students should enroll as soon as possible in EDCI 5710, Inquiry in Curriculum & Instruction. This is the introductory course for the program and is currently offered in the fall semester. A requirement of this course is preparation and submission of a degree plan. A student who is not starting the program in the fall semester is encouraged to confer with the facilitator about degree requirements and especially the selection of a specialization area and design of a degree plan. 

In addition to the facilitator, who is designated by the program, students who select a specialization area within the Department of Teacher Education and Administration will have a specialization area advisor. This faculty member, designated by the specialization area faculty, is familiar with the specialization area program and will advise the student on selecting specialization area courses and on how the specialization area may lead to advanced certification or endorsements, special course offerings, or informal learning opportunities.   

The degree plan is the primary advisement tool. It is completed early in the student's program, ideally in the first semester, and provides the listing of courses needed for graduation. The student is responsible for keeping the degree plan updated and for bringing the plan to advisement sessions. Students need to file degree plan changes when necessary using forms that are available through the department. 

The student's advisor will provide other forms of guidance as requested by the student. For general information about the program, the degree plan, or the comprehensive oral examination, contact the facilitator for the program. The facilitator can assist you in the design of a specialization area that is not in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration and help you make contact with the UNT department of your specialization area. However, some specializations outside the department will have advisors also. For information about a specialization area within the Department of Teacher Education and Administration, contact your specialization area advisor, who has expertise in your particular field of interest. This person can assist you in thinking about career and leadership opportunities in your field of interest.   

Filing a Degree Plan: The initial faculty advisor and the student work together to prepare a degree plan. This plan should be filed within the first semester of study, usually during the introduction course (EDCI 5710). A maximum of 6 semester hours earned in non-degree or certification status prior to admission to a degree program may be counted toward degree requirements. All hours taken after admission to the program count toward this requirement.  

Before filing with the Toulouse Graduate School, the degree plan must be signed by the advisor, the specialization area advisor (required only if specialization area is within the Department of Teacher Education and Administration), the program facilitator, the department chair, and the dean. After it is signed by the advisors, the administrative specialist in the program area will see that other signatures are obtained.   

It is possible to make a change in the degree plan.  This would be the case, for instance, if a course on the plan is no longer offered.  There is a degree plan change form for situations like this. Students are advised to discuss course offerings by semester with their advisors and/or the department offering the course. The TE&A department cannot guarantee that courses listed on a signed degree plan will be offered during the semester indicated on the degree plan. However, we will work with students to ensure reasonable opportunities to complete course work. For a copy of the degree plan form or a degree plan change form, please contact C&I Administrative Specialist.

Transfer Courses or Course Substitutions: Transfer courses or course substitutions in the degree plan must be approved by the student's advisor and the C&I M.Ed. program facilitator following the relevant policies of the Toulouse Graduate School when the student's degree plan is filed. Up to 6 semester hours from courses completed elsewhere may be applied towards the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. Credits more than five years old at the time of first registration for graduate work are not transferable from other institutions.

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