10. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

The College of Education offers graduate programs leading to the master of arts, the educational specialist, the doctor of education, and the doctor of philosophy degrees.

10.1 GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for regular admission to a graduate program in the College of Education, a student must satisfy both of the following admission requirements:

• An entrance examination score no lower than the 50th percentile. Either of the following examinations may be used if acceptable to the department to which admission is sought: the Miller Analogies Test and the Graduate Record Examination general test.
• An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a 3.0 average for the last 60 semester hours in a degree program, or a 3.0 or higher in a completed graduate degree program.

An applicant whose credentials do not meet the above requirements may be considered in some programs for conditional admission, if one of the following minimum requirements is satisfied:

• an overall grade point average of 2.75 (2.5 kinesiology)
• an entrance examination score no lower than the 40th percentile on the entrance examination required by the department

Admission to graduate programs is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission, only that students will be reviewed for admission. Applications are reviewed by departmental screening committees with consideration given to such factors as academic and professional backgrounds, test scores, personal traits, professional goals and aspirations, and other factors that pertain to the ability to complete the program successfully and continue a productive career.

An applicant to a College of Education program that leads to professional certification must submit references from current and former professors and supervisory personnel knowledgeable of the applicant's academic and professional capabilities.

Additional admission requirements may be outlined in the individual department descriptions in this catalog.

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Update: Sep. 2007