Overview

School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership / School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Education (Ed D)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	115
Doctoral Degrees	33
Other Advanced Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

220

Applied

165

Accepted

117

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Portfolio, minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

405

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	47.41%
Black or African American	3.95%
White or Caucasian	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.98%
Asian	2.22%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.49%
Two or more races	2.47%
Unknown	0.74%

Gender

Male (24%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 22

Male (9)

Female (40)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	"Language, Literacy, and Culture, STEM Education, Bilingual Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, Critical Pedagogy, Multicultural Education, Cultural Foundations, Learning Design and Educational Technology, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics."
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	10,685

Location & Contact

Address P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3TPAL
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Rick Marlatt
Interim Director, School of TPAL
Email: rmarlatt@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-1758

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