A bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 for all undergraduate and graduate work completed prior to acceptance.
Two letters of recommendation.
An essay outlining career goals (500 words).
An interview might be scheduled upon faculty request.
Students interested in the Bilingual Extension certificate, please submit an essay in Spanish outlining career goals.
Submit scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) revised general test, i.e., verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing if applying for admission at the graduate level.

Note: An applicant whose GRE score is lower than 1 standard deviation below the 50th percentile may be admitted to a program with the following stipulation: The candidate and advisor will prepare a retention plan to support the candidate in further developing the skills needed to meet the 50th percentile or better on a nationally normed basic skills test approved by the School of Education.

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