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Admission Requirements

1. Comply with the Graduate School’s admission requirements.
2. Have earned a valid undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year institution of higher education.  (An undergraduate student may apply after the final semester’s registration is completed in the senior year.)
3. International students must have a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 80 on the Michigan English Language Ability Battery (MELAB).  They must also submit a minimum score of 230 on the Test of spoken English (TSE).
4. Applicants seeking their first master’s degree must have a 2.75 undergraduate GPA or a 3.0 GPA in the second half of the undergraduate program.  Applicants seeking a second master’s degree must have a 3.0 GPA or better on their previous graduate degree.
5. Applicants must submit recommendations from two professional supervisors and/or supervising professors that address the quality of the applicant’s professional work.
6. Applicants must present evidence of a valid teaching certificate.
7. Applicants must submit a one-page resume detailing their professional and educational accomplishments and academic goals.
8. Applicants must complete (on the graduate application) the personal statement of accomplishments and academic goals portion describing the reasons for requesting admission. This essay must be a minimum of 250 words and will be reviewed as an indicator of writing ability.

Last Updated on March 23, 2009

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