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Admission Criteria

MEd in PK-12 Educational Leadership and Administration:

  • Summer priority deadline: February 1 (application review begins)
  • Summer final deadline: May 1  (all materials must be uploaded)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0 (A=4.0)

MEd in Higher Education:

  • Fall deadline
    • Priority deadline: January 15
    • Second priority deadline: May 15
    • Final deadline: August 1
  • Spring deadline
    • Priority deadline: September 15
    • Final deadline: December 1
  • Summer deadline: May 1
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0 (A=4.0)

Minimum Language Requirements

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Admissions screening and decisions for all graduate programs are not made until all required materials have been submitted. Admissions recommendations are based on a profile developed from data that include undergraduate (last 60 hours) and graduate grade point averages, recommendations, and evidence of successful related experiences.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

  • Completed Graduate School online application
  • Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
  • Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the PK-12 Educational Leadership and Administration Program

  • 3 recommendations, one of which is from faculty and one of which is from a school leader
  • Departmental application (built into the Graduate School online application)
  • Statement of purpose (guidance provided in the application)
  • Resume/CV
  • Departmental assistantship application, if interested (student affairs assistantship application processes are separate; contact the department for more information).

A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for the M Ed in PK-12 Educational Leadership and Administration, Elementary and Secondary Principal, Certification.

For the Higher Education Program

  • 3 recommendations, two of which are from faculty who have taught/advised the applicant
  • Departmental application (built into the Graduate School online application)
  • Statement of purpose (guidance provided in the application)
  • Resume/CV
  • Essay (prompt provided in the application)

A minimum of 33 credit hours and a capstone project are required for the M Ed in Higher Education.