Admissions Criteria

Admissions Criteria All criteria are considered when reviewing the students for admission to the Master of Education degree program. However, no one criterion will be the sole reason for lack of admission to the program.

  1. GRE scores at the 25th percentile or higher for both verbal and quantitative sections
  2. Undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or higher
  3. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university
  4. Professional resumé
  5. Hold or have held a valid teaching license
  6. A two- to three-page written statement (double spaced) describing the applicant's professional background, the educational issues that the applicant would like to address in the master's program and the applicant's long-term professional goals.
  7. Three years of full-time teaching experience in the school setting.
  8. Two recommendations from school personnel (administrative and instructional) familiar with the candidate's teaching performance and leadership potential.

Upon conditional admittance by the graduate school the candidate will be invited to an Orientation and Assessment session at which the program goals, experiences, and assessments will be outlined in detail. In addition, candidates will complete a writing sample, an oral presentation, and a leadership survey. Successful completion of this session will result in the removal of the "conditional" admittance status and must be accomplished prior to the completion of 15 credit hours of the program. Deficiencies diagnosed from either the oral presentation or the writing sample may be cause for the assignment of remedial coursework and/or re-administration of the writing sample and oral presentation.

Applications can be completed online at The Graduate School.