Financial Services

Federal Financial Aid is available to those seeking endorsements in programs which equip candidates to teach in the classroom.

Candidates must submit a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid for each academic year they are enrolled and want to receive federal loans. All candidates must contact the Office of Financial Aid if they want subsequent loans. Financial aid packets and additional information concerning financial aid may be obtained by calling the Office of Financial Aid at (615) 248-1242.

Tuition and Fees

The tuition for each graduate degree in the School of Education is a fixed rate divided among the semesters identified for program completion for a specific cohort. Candidates who do not finish with the cohort with which they began or who change programs will be assigned to a new cohort and must pay the tuition rate and fees paid by the new cohort to which they are assigned. All fees are non-refundable. Tuition refunds are per university policy.

Master of Arts in Teaching K-5 / 6-12
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)	$530/hr
Alternative Licensure/Job Embedded Mentoring Fee for 2 semesters (plus 6 semester hours)	$2,400
Student Teaching Fee (plus 6 semester hours)	$1,200
LiveText Fee - for TMA 6604 - Curriculum & Technological Design I	$145
Total Program Cost Alternative Licensure/Job Embedded ([$530 X 36] + $2,400 + 145)	$21,625
Total Program Cost Student Teaching ([$530 X 36] + $1,200)	$20,280

Master of Education: Curriculum and Online Teaching P-12 (COT)
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)	$435/hr
Technology Fee per course	$50
LiveText Fee (for EDU 6100 - Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning)	$145
Total Program Cost [($435 X 30) + ($50 X 11) + 145	$13,745
Non-licensure program
Texts not included

Master of Education: English Second Language (ESL)*
(30 semester hours)**	$435/hr
Technology fee for each course	$50
LiveText Fee - for ESL 6050 - Technology & Language Learning	$145
Total Program Cost ($435 X 30) + ($50 X 11) + 145	$13,745
*Applicants interested in the endorsement only program should contact program admissions for pricing information.
**Texts not included


Master of Education: Educational Leadership (EL)
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)*	$530/hr
Technology fee for each course	$50
LiveText Fee - for EDU 6010 - Leadership for Instructional Effectiveness	$145
Total Program Cost ($530 X 30) + ($50 X 13) + 145	$16,695
Licensure only (20 semester hours)	$11,745
*Texts not included

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)*	$435/hr
Technology fee for each course	$50
LiveText Fee - for MLI 5000 - Professional Issues	$145
Total Program Cost ($435 X 30) + ($50 X 9)	$13,500
Endorsement only (18 semester hours)	$9,135
*Texts not included
To add initial licensure, additional courses/tuition and fees determined by transcript analysis.

Master of Education: Curriculum and Instruction for Christian School Educators (CAICSE) (Temporarily Inactive)
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)*	$395/hr
Technology fee for each course	$50
Total Program Cost ($395 X 30) + ($50 X 9)	$12,300
*Texts not included
To add initial licensure, additional courses/tuition and fees determined by transcript analysis.

Master of Education: Visual Impairments Special Education
Tuition and Fees (30 semester hours)	$435/hr
LiveText Fee - VIS 6045 - Anatomy and Issues of Visual Learning	$145
Total Program Cost (435 X 30) + 145	$13,195

Education Specialist: Accountability and Instructional Leadership
(See Ed.S. section of this catalog.)

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