Overview

Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling / Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling is located in Prairie View, TX, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Education (M Ed)
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	42
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

102

Applied

76

Accepted

48

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No
Summer deadline	March 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of reference, minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of reference

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$7,851

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1

Student Body

145

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.76%
Black or African American	88.28%
White or Caucasian	4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.07%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (27%)

Female (72%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 2

Male (9)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mentoring, personality assessment, holistic/humanistic education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 700 University Drive
PO Box 519
Prairie View, TX  77446
United States

Contact Dr. Pamela Barber-Freeman
Interim Department Head
Email: ptfreeman@pvamu.edu
Phone: 936-261-3530
Fax: 936-261-3617

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