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Requirements & Deadlines

The Basic Requirements for admission are:

- a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale
- 1 copy of official transcripts
- 3 letters of recommendation

International applicants must: demonstrate English language proficiency and submit translations/evaluations of their transcripts by a member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Please review the chart below for program specific requirements and application deadlines.

  

Teaching
Certificate

Required
Tests

Other
Req.

Application
Deadline

Graduate Coordinator

Master of Science in Education

Childhood Education (eBrochure)

013B

Early Childhood Concentration

INITIAL

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Fall: 4/1

Spring: 11/15

Professor Stern

013E

Environmental Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor daCunha

013H

Humanistic Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor daCunha

013M

Math, Science & Tech Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor daCunha

013R

Reading Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor daCunha

013S

Special Ed. Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor daCunha

 Literacy Education

         

029A

Literacy Ed and Childhood Special Ed

INITIAL

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Summer or Fall: 3/15

Spring: 11/1

Professor Lord

029B

Literacy Ed and
Adolescent Special Ed

INITIAL

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Professor Lord

030A

Literacy Ed. (B-6)

INITIAL

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Summer or Fall: 3/15

Spring: 11/1

Professor Lord

030B

Literacy Ed.
(5-12)

INITIAL

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Professor Lord

  

Teaching Certificate

Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator

Adolescence Education

         

031B

Biology

INITIAL

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Fall: Review begins 3/1

Spring: Review begins 10/1

Professor Millham

032B

Chemistry

INITIAL

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Professor Millham

033B

Earth Science

INITIAL

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Professor Millham

034B

English

INITIAL

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Professor Sawyer

035B

French

INITIAL

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Professor Garatti

037B

Mathematics

INITIAL

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Professor Murray

039B

Spanish

INITIAL

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Professor Garatti

040B

Social Studies:

       

040H

History Concentration

INITIAL

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Professor Dull

  

Teaching Certificate

 Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator

Visual Arts Education (050A)

         

050I

Interdisciplinary Summer
Intensive Art Education Concentration

INITIAL

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Portfolio

Summer Only:Review begins 4/15

Professor Thomas

Special Education

         

059A

Adolescent Special Ed and Literacy Education

INITIAL

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Summer or Fall: 3/15

Professor Whittaker

059C

Childhood Special Ed and Literacy Education

INITIAL

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Professor Salend

060A

Special Ed: Adolescence 

INITIAL

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Fall: Review begins 4/1

Spring: 11/1

Professor Whittaker

060C

Special Ed: Childhood

INITIAL

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Professor Salend

060E

Special Ed: Early Childhood Education

INITIAL

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Fall: Review begins 4/1

Spring: 11/1

Professor Sileo

Second Language Education

         

065

Second Language Ed.

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Fall Only: 4/15

Professor Todd

Educational Administration

         

080A

School Leadership

PERM.

GRE or MAT

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Rolling Admissions

Professor Khoury


 

Teaching Certificate

Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator


Master of Science for Teachers

(eBrochure)

         

020A

Childhood Education

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GRE or MAT

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Fall: 4/1

Spring: 11/15

 

Professor daCunha


MS Communication Disorders 
(eBrochure)

         

090I

Speech-Language Disabilities   

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GRE

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Fall Only:4 3/1

Professor Balant

090S

Speech-Language
Pathology
   

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GRE

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Fall Only:4 3/1

Professor Balant

Master of Professional Studies

         

070

Humanistic/Multicultural Education

         

070G

General program (eBrochure)

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Interview

Summer or Fall: 4/15

Spring: 10/15

Professor Schniedewind

070C

Teaching Cert. Track: Special Subject Areas (eBrochure)

INITIAL

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Interview

Summer or Fall: 4/15

Spring: 10/15 

Professor Schniedewind


Post Masters Certificate Program
in Multicultural Education
(eBrochure

         

071

Graduate Certificate in Multcultural Education

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Interview 

Fall: 4/1

Spring: 11/1

Professor Schniedewind


Master of Arts in Teaching

Adolescence Education

         

101B

Biology

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Fall: 6
Review begins 3/1

Spring: 6
Review begins 10/1

Professor Millham

102B

Earth Science

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Professor Millham

103B

English

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Professor Sawyer

104B

Chemistry

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Professor Millham

105B

French

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Professor Garatti

107B

Mathematics

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Professor Murray

109B

Social Studies

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Professor Dull

110B

Spanish

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Professor Garatti


Master of Arts

         

202

Biology

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see notes below7

Professor Reinking

204

English  (eBrochure)

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see footnote3

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Fall: 3/15

Spring: 10/15

Professor Kempton

208

Psychology**

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GRE

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Fall: 2/15
Spring: 11/15

Professor Grossi

  

Teaching Certificate

Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator

Master of Science

         

265

Electrical Engineering

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Fall: 5/15
Spring: 11/15

Professor Radhakrishnan

270

Computer Science

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GRE1

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Professor Zuckerman

285

Music Therapy

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Audition

Rolling
Admissions

Professor Cowan

290

Mental Health Counseling2

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GRE

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Fall: 2/1

Professor Raskin

295

School Counseling2

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GRE

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Fall: 2/1

Professor Raskin

Master of Business Administration
(eBrochure)

         

261

Business Admin.

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GMAT or GRE

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Rolling Admissions

Aaron Hines

262

Public Accountancy

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GMAT or GRE

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Rolling Admissions

Aaron Hines


Master of Fine Arts

         

301

Ceramics

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Portfolio5

Deadline is February 15th: late applicants need to contact the specific program directly for exceptional consideration

Sculpture has rolling admissions

Matthew Friday

302

Metal

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Portfolio5

Matthew Friday

303

Painting/Drawing

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Portfolio5

Matthew Friday

305

Printmaking

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Portfolio5

Matthew Friday

306

Sculpture

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Portfolio5

Matthew Friday

Certificate of Advanced Study

         

401A

School Leadership

Prof.

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Rolling Admissions

Professor Khoury

401B

Alt Cert: School District Leadership 
(Trans D)

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Professor Khoury

402A

School Business Leadership

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Professory Khoury

Rev. 9-16-11

Notes:
1 Required for International Students.
2 Application review begins 2/1 for Counseling programs and 2/15 for Psychology. It continues until the fall class is filled.
3 The GRE is not required; however, applicants must submit a 10-15 page academic writing sample with their application materials.
4 Application review begins 1/15. Completed applications must be received prior to 3/1 for Fall admission. Any applications received after 3/1 will not be considered until the following application cycle.

5

Applicants who receive a confirmation e-mail from the Graduate School that their application has been processed, will get a link to upload their portfolio and artist statement online.

6

MAT Science, Math and Foreign Language students starting the program in the fall semester may take longer than three semesters to complete the program. Please contact the Secondary Education department for further details.

7

Applications to the MA in Biology program have been suspended. Please contact the department for more information.

 

Application for admission to the following programs has been suspended: 

Degree Major Code Program Name
MSEd 011A Early Childhood Education
MST 020B Early Childhood Education
MA 202 Biology
MA 203 Chemistry
MA 205 Geology
MA 206 Mathematics
MFA 304 Photography