Admission Criteria

Students who are fully admissible will meet the following criteria:

  1. Graduate GPA: minimum of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale is expected.
  2. GRE scores (verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing; not more than 5 years old) and for international students, an internet TOEFL score of 79.
  3. Professional experience: evidence of 3 years of fulltime P-12 teaching experience is preferred.
  4. Fit between the applicant's goals/interests and the department's ability to address those goals/interests.
  5. Evidence of writing abilities, and
  6. Evidence of teaching skills.

No one criterion is more important than another. The application file is reviewed as a total package.