Master of Arts Degree Admission Requirements

Students pursuing graduate study in the College of Education have the option of three types of programs leading to the Master of Arts degree. Licensure programs are those that require a teaching license for full admission and may lead to additional licensing. The nonlicensure degree-granting programs do not necessarily require a teaching license for full admission nor do they lead to licensing. The post-baccalaureate program is for those whose undergraduate area is outside education or for those that do not have a teaching license but wish to become certified.

Requirements:

1. An overall undergraduate quality point average of 2.5 upon completion of a baccalaureate degree program.
2. Three letters of recommendation for graduate study from faculty members or other persons who have adequate knowledge of the applicant’s professional qualities or potential for success as a graduate student.
3. A score range of 380-387 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (raw score of 31 on tests taken prior to October 2004) or a score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the General Record Examination (GRE) along with a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion.

For licensure and nonlicensure programs, students with a 2.25 quality point average or with a score range of 372-379 on the MAT (raw score of 27 on tests taken prior to October 2004) or with successful completion of the GRE (900 total on verbal/quantitative and 4.0 on analytical writing) may be admitted with provisional standing. To advance from provisional to full admission, a student must earn a minimum 3.0 QPA on the first nine hours of graduate credit including six hours in the major and achieve a score range of 372-379 on the MAT (raw score of 27 on tests taken prior to October 2004) or a score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the General Record Examination along with a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion. Students who do not meet the minimum required test scores will not be permitted to enroll for more than nine hours appropriate to their degree program while in provisional standing.

For post-baccalaureate programs, a student with less than a 2.5 quality point average may be admitted to provisional standing by presenting a score range of 372-379 on the MAT (raw score of 27 on tests taken prior to October 2004) on the MAT or with successful completion of the GRE (900 total on the verbal and quantitative portions and a 4.0 score on the analytical writing portion). To advance from provisional to full admission a student must earn a 3.0 QPA on the nine semester hours of graduate study or on twelve hours of combination undergraduate/graduate study including six hours in the major.

MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

For all M. A. degree programs there is a core research requirement, including educational statistics, educational research, and either a problems course or a thesis, the hours ranging from six to twelve hours for this research component. At least 70% of the courses taken toward the degree must be at the 6000 level or above.

Page last updated: 6/22/06

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