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Students may be admitted to the program from a variety of academic backgrounds. Students who enroll in the graduate program in Adult & Higher Education must meet the general graduate admission requirements for TAMUK. We accept applications for fall, spring and summer. 

Cost of Attendance

You can visit the Business Office website for information on the cost of attendance.

Admission to the University

You must submit an application to the University through

All prospective students should access the Graduate Admissions page on the TAMUK website for the processes and procedures related to admissions.

 

Program Admission Requirements

To be accepted into the program, students must have:

• • A Bachelors Degree
  • Transcripts submitted to Graduate Studies

Questions Regarding Admission Status

Once you submit your application, you may check the status of your application by logging into your Blue & Gold Connection using your applicant ID and your password, which is your birth date. You will use your birth date using six digits with no dashes (mmddyy). For example, if your birth date is December 15, 2001, you will use 121501.

Click here for a PDF file of the Adult and Higher Education M. Ed. Degree Plan.  The Online Adult Education Masters Degree Program has two components:

1. Courses (Core and Electives)
2. Comprehensive Examinations

Please see the ADHE Handbook for more detailed information about the program.

You may refer to the for course descriptions: 

Core Courses:

5319. Methods of Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5379. Adult Learning and Development. 3(3-0)

5388. Introduction to Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5389. Evaluation and Measurement in Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5391. Curriculum and Program Planning in Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5392. Adult Education Research Practicum. 3(3-0)

Elective Courses:

5301. Selected Topics in Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5320. Community College Teaching. 3(3-0)

5324. Curriculum, Assessment & Eval. 3(3-0)

5326. Community College Administration & Leadership. 3(3-0)

5361. Assessment of Adult ESL. 3(3-0)

5370. Online Teaching Adult Learners. 3(3-0)

5372. Emerging Technology in Adult Education. 3(3-0)

5390. Community Education. 3(3-0)

5393. Counseling Adults. 3(3-0)

5396. Teaching Literacy and Reading Skills to Adults. 3(3-0)

 

An M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education program can support educators with furthering their options for careers and income potential.

What you can do with an adult and higher education degree:

In this M.Ed. program you will be prepared to teach in adult education settings, to develop curriculum and program planning, to administer and evaluate programs, effective practices and methods for teaching community college and adult learner populations, adult learning theory, effective practices for online teaching and learning, and more.

This program is for:

Entering professionals and experienced professionals who intend to or currently work in or at:

Continuing adult education institutions

Student personnel, student affairs, and student service personnel

Community college, four-year college, and university staff, faculty, and administrators

Corporate, private industry, and non-profit agency trainers

Curriculum and program developers and employee trainers

Human resource personnel

Program managers

And more!

Some examples of careers for students who earn an M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education include:

• Higher education leadership
• Student affairs/services
• Higher education faculty
• Trainer
• Educational coach
• Curriculum developer
• Educational tester
• K12 Education for GED
• Correctional facilities
• Museum director
• Library education coordinator
• Program planner
• Program manager
• Non-profit organizations