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2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog

Master of Arts in Equity, Access & Success in Education


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The objective of Rowan University’s Master of Arts (M.A.) in Equity, Access, & Success in Education is to prepare urban educators, community organizers, policymakers, school leaders, and youth-focused change agents to understand the contradictions of current school systems and meaningfully address the educational and broader socioeconomic disparities that many communities too often face. The program meets its primary objective through a focus on students understanding and applying a range of critical perspectives to study urban education and communities including from historical, legal, sociological, and political economic lenses. There are no certifications attached to the program. The program culminates in a master’s degree.

Program Requirements


Research Course: 6 s.h.


Students must choose 6 s.h. from the bank of courses.

Thesis Courses: 3 s.h.


Total Required Credits for the Program: 36-40 s.h.


Foundation Courses

None

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements

Satisfy all course requirements as dictated by the academic department. Earn an official cumulative GPA of 3.0 on Rowan’s 4.0 scale. Satisfy program exit project as outlined by the academic department. Any other requirements for graduation from Rowan University.

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA

The Master of Arts in Urban Education & Community Studies is a Category 1 program.

For details regarding satisfactory academic progress and graduation requirements, please visit Academic Program Policy Categories  


Program Coordinator/Advisor Contact Information
Sherry Knight
Herman D. James Hall
856.256.4500 x53811
knightse@rowan.edu

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