Texas Tech FAQs

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These are the programs currently “recruiting” for students. If you are interested in another degree in Education, you will need to contact Dr. Greenhalgh-Spencer.

You will need to submit your interest form with Wylie ISD by June 15, 2023, and your application with Texas Tech by June 29, 2023.  The application link will be provided after acceptance by Wylie ISD HR.

3.0 GPA, unofficial transcripts, no GRE, generally no letters of recommendation (some programs may need writing samples).

Approximately August 14, 2023.

Yes

TTU accepts 6 hours of transfer credit for most Master’s programs; Bachelors-dependent upon the courses you’ve completed; Ph.D.-If you have a master’s in education, 30 hours will transfer towards a Ph.D. or Ed.D; however, if you have a master’s in a program other than education, there will not be as many hours that are applicable towards and Educational Doctorate.

Yes, most likely 6 hours will transfer towards a Master’s and 30 towards a Doctorate.

Most courses are online, some may have a face-to-face component either in Dallas or Lubbock.

Some are closed, but not all. It won’t be a problem for employees in Wylie.

It is very helpful if you have an Associate’s Degree. For a Bachelor’s, it is a hybrid program. Some classes are fully online while others are face-to-face. In the case of face-to-face classes, a site coordinator from Tech will come to teach the classes in Wylie for the Education-focused courses. Online course offerings in the content area will vary by the specific content area.

That’s hard to answer because it depends on course fees and books. There will be more courses, therefore more fees, for a Bachelor’s Degree. Most graduate programs don’t have that many course fees, but in all cases, books can be expensive. The application fee is really the only “fixed” fee we can tell you for sure and that is $75. 

If you have a master’s in a field of education, in general, 30 will transfer. If you have a master’s in another field, that may not be the case.

Yes, but you may not be able to do it immediately upon completing your master’s. It will depend on the number of students we have enrolled at Tech.

 Two (2) courses/semester or 18 hours/year.  One (1) semester of a “sabbatical” will be allowed for life events.  If courses are not completed in the allotted time, the employee will be responsible for the remaining cost of completing the degree plan.

Yes. We will ask for your grades each semester. If you fail or drop a course, you do have to reimburse Wylie ISD.

3.0, but there are some exceptions.

3.0

For most Ph.D. or Ed.D level programs, that is usually correct. A writing sample is not usually required for a Master’s. 

Not formally, although you may end up having another Wylie ISD employee in your classes depending on your program.