Procedure for Admission into the Elementary or econdary Master's Programs
Be accepted for admission to graduate school at UTPA through the Graduate Studies Office. The Graduate Studies Office will send me the UTPA
APPLICATION form for approval. Then I will send a PROGRAM APPLICATION to those who are approved. The website for the Graduate Studies
Office can be access by clicking here.
Complete an application for admission into the Elementary or Secondary program by requesting a program application from Dr. Martha Tevis,
Graduate Advisor, at marthamay@aol.com. This application has a section where a request for admission to the math/science collaborative may be
checked, if applicable.
Copy of undergraduate transcript.
Copy of teaching certificate. Required for admission.
Three letters of recommendation.
Letter requesting acceptance into the masters program and discussing reasons for applying.
Items 2, 3,4,5,6, are to be mailed to: Dr. Martha May Tevis
UTPA, Education Building 1.624
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539 In addition, item 2. Is to be emailed as an attachment to marthamay@aol.com
The Secondary Program:
The College of Education offers a Master's degree in Secondary Education with either a 12 or an 18 hour minor which may consist of one or two content
areas (for example: only math or math and one other area). The education requirement of 21 hours includes courses in research, measurement,
curriculum, instructional technology, multicultural education or philosophy of education, another advanced research course where you develop a plan
for increasing the achievement level of your students, and a course where that plan is put in to practice. The program is in the on-line catalogue
at www.utpa.edu.
The Elementary Program with minor:
We offer a Master's degree in Elementary Education with a 12 hour minor which may consist of one or two content areas (for example: only math or
math and one other area). The education requirement of 18 hours includes courses in research, measurement, curriculum, instructional technology,
and others to be selected from the catalogue. The catalogue is on-line at www.utpa.edu.
The Elementary Program without a specific minor:
The College of Education offers an Elementary Master’s degree which includes required courses in research and measurement as well as a
selection of courses from other fields of interest to elementary teachers, such as Reading, content area courses, courses designed for elementary
teachers in math and science methods and other specific or approved courses. These selections may be found in the on-line
catalogue at www.utpa.edu.
For those requesting admission to math/science collaborative
Procedure for receiving tuition grant money:
Be accepted for admission to graduate school UTPA.
Be accepted for Admission to Elementary or Secondary Masters program.
Be accepted for Admission to Math/Science Collaborative.
Funds are available when grant money is available.
Each semester, you ask Dr. McBride if funds are available, you register yourself and then take the registration slip to Dr. McBride who will then pay
for the registration if you are accepted, funds are available and you are a student in good standing.
As a member of the math/science collaborative, you will be eligible for tuition support for some of the classes you take in your master's
degree. Based upon availability of funding, the collaborative will pay for one course each semester. In the event that you should not complete
the course, you will be responsible for repaying the tuition money paid by the Collaborative for the course. No payments will be paid for you by
the Collaborative until you have reimbursed funds for the amount of the tuition paid for you by the Collaborative. Anyone receiving an "Incomplete"
will not be eligible for tuition payments by the Collaborative until the "Incomplete" is cleared and replaced by an "A" or a "B" unless a waiver,
submitted in writing, is requested and approved. All students are responsible for meeting the requirement of the UTPA graduate catalog.
It is the responsibility of each student to notify Dr. Tevis or Dr. McBride if he/she does not plan to attend any fall, spring, summer after
admission. Failure to notify will result in removal from the program, and the student must reapply for admission. All course schedules must be
approved by Dr. Tevis, your Graduate Advisor, and only approved courses will be reimbursed. Reimbursement is dependent on the availability of funds.
Contact Information:
Dr. Martha Tevis, Coordinator
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education- UTPA
1201 W. University Dr.
Edinburg, TX 78541
