Department of Adult, Career

and Higher Education

Ed.S. in Adult Education (SAE)

Prepares practitioners and teachers for the broad field of Adult Education; includes public and proprietary schools, public school and non-school settings such as community agencies, correctional institutions and business, and industry.  

Admission Requirements

Applicants must:

• Have previous experience or a strong desire to work with adults in meeting their formal or informal education/training needs.
• Undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 in upper level division undergraduate coursework or grade point average of 3.50 at the master's level.
• G.R.E. score of 500 on the Verbal section, 475 on the Quantitative section, and a 4 on the Analytical Writing section.
• Hold a Master's degree from an an accredited institution of higher education.
• Satisfy any additional academic requirements of the program specialization.
• Submit three letters of recommendation from persons knowledgeable about the applicant's academic and professional competence.
• Obtain favorable recommendations from the program faculty. 

Program Requirements

The Ed.S. degree consists of a minimum of 36 hours (includes 9 hours for the specialist thesis/project) beyond the master's degree and is flexible in its requirements. Each student's program is individually planned in consultation with a faculty program committee. Courses at the 5000 level are inappropriate; and a minimum of 15 hours should be taken at the 7000 level.

For More Information contact Dr. William Young at e-mail wyoung@coedu.usf.edu or 813- 974-1861.

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