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Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
Admission Requirements
Mailing Address:
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Education (MC 147)
1040 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7133
Campus Location: 3145 EPASW
Program Code: 20FS5106MED
Telephone: (312) 996-4532
E-mail: agarci5@uic.edu
Web Site: http://education.uic.edu/program.cfm?cat=mesa-med
Dean of the College: Victoria Chou
Director of Graduate Studies: Theresa Thorkildsen
The MEd in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment is designed to address the current industry-wide shortage of individuals who can function effectively in educational research and applied settings by providing rigorous training in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The MEd in MESA will address this pressing need for more trained professionals in all these critical areas and will service the student population interested in upgrading their skills without having to complete a dissertation.
The primary objective of the program is to produce graduates who are well prepared to draw upon the specialized knowledge and skills acquired in the measurement, evaluation, statistics, and assessment courses they have taken, and function effectively in a variety of positions in research and applied settings.
Admission Requirements
Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:
Master of Education (Effective Fall 2008)
- Baccalaureate Field No restrictions.
- Grade Point Average At least 2.75/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study, and a 3.00/4.00 on all postbaccalaureate or graduate course work combined.
- Tests Required GRE General. Minimum of 1000 on combined Verbal and Quantitative.
- Minimum TOEFL Score 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 80, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21 (new Internet-based TOEFL).
- Letters of Recommendation Three letters of recommendation required.
- Personal Statement Required. The statement must address the applicant’s professional goals.
- Interview Required. If being considered for admission, the applicant will be required to participate in a face-to-face or phone interview with faculty.
- Other Requirements Admission is restricted to the Fall term.
- Application Deadlines The application deadline for this program is earlier than the Graduate College deadline; contact the College of Education for information on current deadlines.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:
Master of Education (Effective Fall 2008)
- Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 hours beyond the baccalaureate, at least 9 hours must be at the 500-level, excluding independent study and thesis courses. At least 24 hours, or one-half the minimum number of semester hours of graduate work required for the degree, whichever is greater, must be earned as a degree candidate at UIC.
- Only 400- and 500-level courses can be applied to the degree. Credit toward the degree is only given for courses in which a student received a grade of A, B, C, CR, or S.
- Course Work Research Methods Core (12 hours): ED 501, ED/EPSY 503, and EPSY 509.
- Electives: Elective hours as needed to meet the minimum 32 hours for the degree; ordinarily this is a minimum of 15 hours of electives. Students should consult their advisor for a list of approved electives in the College of Education. Other College of Education and non-education courses may be selected with the approval of the adviser. Only one of these course selections may be Independent Study.
- Comprehensive Examination None.
- Thesis, Project, or Course-Work-Only Options Thesis or course work only. No other options are available.
- Thesis: Optional. Students electing to complete a thesis must earn a minimum of 5 hours in thesis research (EPSY 598). For a thesis involving 5 credit hours, two types of research are appropriate. The first would emphasize the ability to conduct and write up a secondary data analysis. The second would require the student to write a literature review of publishable quality on a chosen topic. This would include a thesis rationale and review of predominant methods used to investigate the phenomena of interest. For those students wanting to conduct original research, 8 credit hours will be required.
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