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The Add-on licensure graduate certificate in School Administration, is a 21 credit-hour sequence for individuals who hold a master’s degree in an educational area from a regionally accredited institution and who also hold “M” level certification from the State of North Carolina. Candidates who successfully complete certificate will be recommended for licensure area 012 Level I (Principal). Candidates must also have three years of successful teaching experience or relevant school experience at the time of application.

UNC Charlotte's Master of Arts in Teaching in Middle Grades is for candidates who have previously completed the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Middle Grades. Candidates in this program will further deepen their understanding of effective teaching and instruction specific to the needs of middle school learners and develop as self-reflective master teachers. The 16 credit hours earned in Phase I will transfer requiring only an additional 14 credit hours. The program is 100% online and leads to the advanced Standard Professional II teaching license.

The Master of Social Work offers an advanced generalist curriculum that embraces the profession’s commitment to social and economic equity, individual and community well-being, and scientific inquiry. Guided by the core values of social equity and relationship building, our curriculum prepares future social workers for careers in a variety of clinical and community practice settings. Graduates of the program will be able to synthesize and apply a broad range of knowledge and skills to refine and advance the quality of social work practice and the profession.

The Master of Arts in Spanish serves individuals who seek a greater understanding of Spanish language, literatures and cultures, and who seek career and professional advancement opportunities in education, translation, applied language (Business Spanish), and who contemplate pursuing a Ph.D. in fields such as Hispanic literature, linguistics, translation studies, intercultural communication, or international studies. The M.A. in Spanish provides a rich variety of graduate coursework in a major world language that is becoming increasingly important in the United States. The program builds on a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum and consists of two concentrations: 1. Language, Literature and Culture (LLC), and 2. Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS). Students in either concentration may take either: (1) 30 credit hours of elective courses or (2) 24 credit hours of elective courses plus a master's thesis (6 credit hours). FUNDING - The Department of Languages and Culture Studies usually has four Teaching Assistantships. Assistantships for the Fall semester are usually assigned shortly after the end of March. For the Spring semester, assistantships are assigned by the end of September. The assistantships give students $8000 (eight thousand) dollars per semester in exchange for 20 hours a week of work. Assistantships include a tuition waiver. If you receive an assistantship, you can also be nominated for the Graduate School Tuition Support Grant, which will provide you with additional funds for the academic year. - Whether or not you receive an assistantship, the Graduate Director can also nominate you for the Graduate School Tuition Support Grant if you're admitted by the end of March or earlier. - Please note that to maximize access to the funding opportunities described above, new students have to be admitted for Fall by the end of March or earlier.