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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  Thais daCunha

013E

Environmental Concentration

INITIAL

---

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Professor Thais daCunha

013H

Humanistic Concentration

INITIAL

---

---

Professor Thais daCunha

013M

Math, Science & Tech Concentration

INITIAL

---

---

Professor Thais daCunha

013R

Reading Concentration

INITIAL

---

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Professor Thais daCunha

013S

Special Ed. Concentration

INITIAL

---

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Professor Thais daCunha

 Literacy Education

         

029A

Literacy Ed and Childhood Special Ed

INITIAL

---

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Summer or Fall: 3/15

Spring8: 11/5

Professor Tarie Lewis

029B

Literacy Ed and
Adolescent Special Ed

INITIAL

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See Note Below7

Professor Tarie Lewis

030A

Literacy Ed. (B-6)

INITIAL

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---

Summer or Fall: 3/15

Spring8: 11/5

Professor Tarie Lewis

030B

Literacy Ed.
(5-12)

INITIAL

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---

Professor Tarie Lewis

  

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 Rosemary Millham

032B

Chemistry

INITIAL

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Professor Rosemary Millham

033B

Earth Science

INITIAL

---

---

Professor Rosemary Millham

034B

English

INITIAL

---

Writing Sample³

Professor Mary Sawyer

035B

French

INITIAL

---

   ---

Professor Susan Books

037B

Mathematics

INITIAL

---

   ---

Professor Devon Duhaney

039B

Spanish

INITIAL

---

   ---

Professor Susan Books

040B

Social Studies:

       

040H

History Concentration

INITIAL

---

---

Professor Laura Dull

  

Teaching Certificate

 Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator

Visual Arts Education (050A)

         

050I

Visual Arts Education Summer Intensive Concentration

INITIAL

---

Portfolio

Summer Only:Review begins 3/15

Professor Aaron Knochel

Special Education

         

059G

Adolescent Special Ed and Literacy Education

INITIAL

---

---

Summer or Fall: 3/15

Professor Catharine Whittaker

059C

Childhood Special Ed and Literacy Education

INITIAL

---

---

060G

Special Ed: Adolescence 

INITIAL

---

---

Summer or Fall: Review begins 4/1

Spring8: 11/5

Professor Catharine Whittaker

060C

Special Ed: Childhood

INITIAL

---

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060E

Special Ed: Early Childhood Education

INITIAL

---

---

Summer or Fall: Review begins 4/1

Spring8: 11/5

Professor Jane Sileo

Second Language Education

         

065

Master's Degree:
Second Language Ed.

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Fall Only: 4/15

Professor Vern Todd

             

067

Graduate Certificate:
Teaching English Language Learners

INITIAL track 1 only --- --- Fall: May 1
Spring: Dec 1 

Professor Susan Books

Educational Administration

         

080A

School Leadership

PERM.

GRE or MAT

---

Rolling Admissions

Professor Karen Bell

  

Teaching Certificate

Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator


Master of Science for Teachers

(eBrochure)

         

020A

Childhood Education

---

GRE or MAT

---

Fall: 4/1

Spring: 11/15

 
Professor Thais daCunha


MS Communication Disorders 
(eBrochure)

         

090I

Speech-Language Disabilities   

---

GRE

---

Fall Only:4 3/1

Professor Anne Balant

090S

Speech-Language
Pathology
   

---

GRE

---

Fall Only:4 3/1

Professor Anne Balant

Master of Professional Studies

         

070

Humanistic/Multicultural Education

         

070G

General program (eBrochure)

---

---

Interview

Summer or Fall: 4/15

Spring: 10/15

Professor Nancy Schniedewind

070C

Teaching Cert. Track: Special Subject Areas (eBrochure)

INITIAL

---

Interview

Summer or Fall: 4/15

Spring: 10/15 

Professor Nancy Schniedewind

           

071

Advanced Graduate Certificate Program 
Multicultural Education 

--- 

--- 

Interview 

Fall: 4/1

Spring: 11/1

Professor Nancy Schniedewind


Master of Arts in Teaching

Adolescence Education

         

101B

Biology

---

---

---

Fall: 6
Review begins 3/1

Spring: 6
Review begins 10/1

Professor Rosemary Millham

102B

Earth Science

---

---

---

Professor Rosemary Millham

103B

English

---

---

Writing Sample³

Professor Mary Sawyer

104B

Chemistry

---

---

---

Professor Rosemary Millham

105B

French

---

---

---

Professor Susan Books

107B

Mathematics

---

---

---

Professor Devon Duhaney

109B

Social Studies

---

---

---

Professor Laura Dull

110B

Spanish

---

---

---

Professor Susan Books


Master of Arts

         

204

English  (eBrochure)

---

---

Writing Sample³

Fall: 3/15

Spring: 10/15

Professor Daniel Kempton

208

Psychology**

---

GRE

---

Fall: 2/15
Spring: 11/15

Professor Giordana Grossi

  

Teaching Certificate

Required
Tests

Other

Application
Deadline

Graduate
Coordinator

BS/MS programs

         

266

BS: Comp Engineering
MS: Elect Engineering 

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NP Junior Standing

Fall: 5/15
Spring: 11/15 

Professor Damodaran Radhakrishnan

267

BS: Elect. Engineering
MS: Elect. Engineering 

--- --- NP Junior Standing

Fall: 5/15
Spring: 11/15 

Professor Damodaran Radhakrishnan

Master of Science

         

265

Electrical Engineering

---

---

---

Fall: 5/15
Spring: 11/15

Professor Damodaran Radhakrishnan

270

Computer Science

---

GRE1

---

Professor Paul Zuckerman

285

Music Therapy

---

---

Audition

Rolling
Admissions

Professor John Mahoney

290

Mental Health Counseling2

---

GRE

---

Fall: 2/1

Professor Jonathan Raskin

291

Advanced Certificate: Mental Health Counseling

---

---

---

Spring Only:
Review for Spring 2013 begins 11/15

Professor Jonathan Raskin

295

School Counseling2

---

GRE

---

Fall: 2/1

Professor Jonathan Raskin

Master of Business Administration
(eBrochure)

         

261

Business Admin.

---

GMAT or GRE

---

Rolling Admissions

Aaron Hines

262

Public Accountancy

---

GMAT or GRE

---

Rolling Admissions

Aaron Hines


Master of Fine Arts

         

301

Ceramics

---

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Portfolio5



February15:

late applicants must contact the specific program directly for exceptional consideration

 

 

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

Rolling Admissions

Matthew Friday

306

Sculpture

---

---

Portfolio5

Rolling Admissions

Matthew Friday

Certificate of Advanced Study

       

 

401A

School Leadership

Prof.

---

---

Rolling Admissions

Professor Karen Bell

401B

Alt Cert: School District Leadership 
(Trans D)

---

---

---

Professor Karen Bell

402A

School Business Leadership

---

---

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Professor Karen Bell

Rev. 10-15-12

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 Literacy Ed & Adolescence Special Ed program (major code 029B) have been temporarily suspended. Applicants may wish to consider the MSEd in Adolescence Special Ed & Literacy Ed program (major code 059G) 

8

Special Education and Literacy have extended their deadlines to November 5 due to Hurricane Sandy.

 

Application for admission to the following programs has been suspended: 

Degree Major Code Program Name
MSEd 011A Early Childhood Education
MSEd 029B Literacy Ed & Adolescence Special Ed
MST 020B Early Childhood Education
MA 202 Biology
MA 203 Chemistry
MA 205 Geology
MA 206 Mathematics
MFA 304 Photography