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The program offers Doctoral degrees in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum with emphasis areas in Art Education, Language and Literacies for Social Transformation, Mathematics Education, Reading Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education.
PLEASE NOTE: Only completed applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee. It is suggested applicants submit their applications in plenty of time to be reviewed for the desired semester of entrance.
Applications for admissions decisions take at least 6 weeks to process.
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Test Type | Verbal+Quantitative |
GRE | 297 (V:153, Q:144 ) |
Minimum GRE score varies by program area. All the doctoral programs in Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum require the GRE exam in order to be considered for the program.
*Important Note: There shall be a three-year moratorium on the requirement of GREs for doctoral admissions beginning with applicants for Fall 2022. This decision will be revisited in the Spring of 2024 to consider whether to make this a permanent policy in time for Fall 2025 admission decisions.
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The program offers Master’s and Education Specialist degrees in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum with emphasis areas in Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Education, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Studies Education, and TESOL.
Completion of an appropriate preliminary degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better (master’s applicants: completion of bachelor’s degree; Specialist applicants: completion of master’s degree
The program accepts rolling admissions, so applicants can apply at any time. It’s suggested applicants submit their application at least six weeks before the beginning of the term in which they wish to start their course work. The deadlines below are priority application dates.
Only completed applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee. Applications for admissions decisions take at least 6 weeks to process
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Test Type | Verbal+Quantitative |
GRE | 295 (V: 150) |
*NOTE: The TESOL program is waiving the GRE scores for the MEd applicants through Summer 2023. Please contact the department if you have any additional questions about the GRE requirement.
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The program offers a Master of Science and an Educational Specialist degree with emphasis areas in Online Education and Technology in Schools.
This program accepts rolling admissions, so you can apply at any time. We recommend you submit your application six weeks before the beginning of the term in which you wish to start your course work.
Entrance term | Apply by | Course work begins |
Spring | December 1 | January |
Spring, second 8-week session | February 1 | March |
Summer | May 1 | June |
Fall | July 1 | August |
Fall, second 8-week session | September 1 | October |
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The program offers Master’s and Education Specialist degrees in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum with emphasis areas in Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Education, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Studies Education, and TESOL.
Completion of an appropriate preliminary degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better (master’s applicants: completion of bachelor’s degree; Specialist applicants: completion of master’s degree
The program accepts rolling admissions, so applicants can apply at any time. It’s suggested applicants submit their application at least six weeks before the beginning of the term in which they wish to start their course work. The deadlines below are priority application dates.
Only completed applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee. Applications for admissions decisions take at least 6 weeks to process
Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores
Test Type | Verbal+Quantitative |
GRE | 295 (V: 150) |
*NOTE: The TESOL program is waiving the GRE scores for the MEd applicants through Summer 2023. Please contact the department if you have any additional questions about the GRE requirement.
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The program offers a Master of Science and an Educational Specialist degree with emphasis areas in Online Education and Technology in Schools.
This program accepts rolling admissions, so you can apply at any time. We recommend you submit your application six weeks before the beginning of the term in which you wish to start your course work.
Entrance term | Apply by | Course work begins |
Spring | December 1 | January |
Spring, second 8-week session | February 1 | March |
Summer | May 1 | June |
Fall | July 1 | August |
Fall, second 8-week session | September 1 | October |
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Upon successful completion of the 39-hour Library and Information Science program, students receive a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS). The program is accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).
Fall admission deadline: May 1 (Priority deadline: Feburary 15)
Spring admission deadline: October 15
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Detailed application instructions are available at: https://sislt.missouri.edu/lis/.
Every year SISLT provides more than $22,000 in merit and need-based financial support to new and current LIS students.
More information is available at: https://sislt.missouri.edu/lis/.
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Fall deadline: February 15; rolling thereafter (Priority deadline: January 15)
Note: The department reserves the right to evaluate the work presented for admission and to determine how the student may make up for background deficiencies.
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Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: September 15
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Applicants must also demonstrate adequate preparation in advanced language and literature courses. This will require their having completed at least four courses equivalent to a 4000-level course for masters applicants. At a minimum, three of these courses must be in literature. If the faculty determines a deficiency, they will require that the student complete remedial course work in literature during the first year of enrollment. The director of graduate studies will inform students of these additional requirements at the time of their admission.
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Note: The University is no longer accepting new applications for this program.
Fall deadline: January 1 (for international applicants and for all who wish to be considered for an assistantship)
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Note: No language other than English and Russian is required for admission.
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Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: October 15
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Applicants must also demonstrate adequate preparation in advanced language and literature courses. This will require their having completed at least four courses equivalent to a 4000-level course for masters applicants. At a minimum, three of these courses must be in literature. If the faculty determines a deficiency, they will require that the student complete remedial course work in literature during the first year of enrollment. The director of graduate studies will inform students of these additional requirements at the time of their admission.
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Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: October 15
Candidates for the MA must hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a grade point average of 3.0 or better in their major field of study. They must also demonstrate adequate preparation in advanced language and literature courses for admission. This will normally be four courses equivalent to a 4000-level course at the University of Missouri. At least three of these courses must be in literature or linguistics. If the Admissions Committee believes that a deficiency exists, it will prescribe additional course work (during the first year of enrollment) beyond the 30 credit hours necessary for the MALT degree. The Director of Graduate Studies will inform students of these additional requirements at the time of admission.
All non-native speakers of French/Spanish will be required to complete an online proficiency assessment prior to admission. Applicants will be contacted by the appropriate course coordinators to schedule this assessment. Students who are judged deficient in any of these areas are required to do remedial work. New graduate students who are required to do remedial work because of the departmental language proficiency examination will be retested within one year. Students must receive a passing score, or their candidacy will be terminated.
All graduate students will be assigned an advisor by the Director of Graduate Studies at the start of their first semester of graduate study.
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The following materials submitted via the Graduate School online application:
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Total Credit Hours: 24
Certificate description: The EMS graduate certificate program includes five integrated mathematics content/pedagogy courses, each with an attached internship and two leadership development courses (total of 24 credits). The program is designed for inservice K-‐6 teachers interested in pursuing advanced learning experiences and training to increase their knowledge and skill to teach or lead others in teaching mathematics in elementary classrooms. That is, the program is designed for teachers currently working full time. The courses will be offered over a 2-‐ year cycle beginning in the Fall semester (6 semesters of part-‐time student effort).
Certificate web site:
https://education.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/certificates-minors/elementary-mathematics-specialist/
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Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 18
Certificate description: The Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) prepares English language teachers, English language program administrators, language testers, and educational materials writers to work in contexts where English is a foreign language (EFL contexts). The objectives of the certificate are to develop professionals with a) knowledge of the structure of the English language; b) an understanding of how languages are used and learned; and c) skills in designing and implementing pedagogical tasks to facilitate language learning. The certificate consists of 18 graduate credit hours divided among five core courses and one elective course.
Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/mu/education/tesol/grad-cert
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Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 12
Certificate description: The objective is to provide an interdisciplinary certificate program that will permit graduate and professional students at MU to receive intensive training in the fundamental skills needed to translate life science discoveries into products and services that will improve health. The certificate in Life Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship will require completion of a core curriculum of three 3-hour courses (nine hours) that are designed to cover the lifecycle of a translational science/business venture. The program-level learning objectives for students are as follows: (1) Know and understand the life science industry well enough to be familiar with terms, trends, issues, and industry culture to recognize needs that might be commercializable. (2) Know and understand the three disciplines represented by the courses such that they are able to assess the commercializability of a life science technological innovation. (3) Know how to commercialize new life science discoveries into products and services to improve health in humans and/or animals. The only prerequisite for the first course in the sequence will be good standing in a graduate/professional program or the consent of the instructor on a case-by-case basis; the prerequisites for the second and third course in the sequence will be completion of the preceding courses.
Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/mu/medicine/life-science-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/grad-cert?redirect=medicine/life-science/graduate-certificate
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Degree Dependent: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 15
Certificate description: Developmental psychology and lifespan developmental studies include the scientific study of psychological changes that occur over the life course. Therefore, developmental studies are inherently interested in many of the same questions of other areas of psychology, education, family studies, etc., but by investigating the ways in which particular psychological processes change and develop from infancy to adolescence, and through to adulthood. The purpose of the graduate certificate in lifespan development is to provide students in other areas of psychological study, or human behavior broadly defined, a better understanding of the ways in which psychological functions change with age, as well as the challenges and special considerations that are a part of research with children and adolescents and how they may be different from those of working with adults.
Certificate web site:
https://catalog.missouri.edu/collegeofartsandscience/additionalcertificatesminors/grad-cert-lifespan-development/
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Linguistics is the study of human language. It seeks to understand and explain the social, psychological, and structural properties of human language in a clear and formal manner. Although specialists often know more than one language, such knowledge is complementary rather than essential.
Graduate degrees are not offered, but a Graduate Minor in Linguistics can be taken. MA and PhD degree programs with emphasis in linguistics and language are available in some cooperating departments.
The linguistics area program is staffed by faculty from various departments. Supporting course work may include foreign language, literature, psychology, philosophy, English, education, speech, anthropology or South Asian studies.
Financial aid, when available, is arranged through the participating departments.
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Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 12
Certificate description: The objective is to provide an interdisciplinary certificate program that will permit graduate and professional students at MU to receive intensive training in the fundamental skills needed to translate life science discoveries into products and services that will improve health. The certificate in Life Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship will require completion of a core curriculum of three 3-hour courses (nine hours) that are designed to cover the lifecycle of a translational science/business venture. The program-level learning objectives for students are as follows: (1) Know and understand the life science industry well enough to be familiar with terms, trends, issues, and industry culture to recognize needs that might be commercializable. (2) Know and understand the three disciplines represented by the courses such that they are able to assess the commercializability of a life science technological innovation. (3) Know how to commercialize new life science discoveries into products and services to improve health in humans and/or animals. The only prerequisite for the first course in the sequence will be good standing in a graduate/professional program or the consent of the instructor on a case-by-case basis; the prerequisites for the second and third course in the sequence will be completion of the preceding courses.
Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/mu/medicine/life-science-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/grad-cert?redirect=medicine/life-science/graduate-certificate
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