Students seeking admission to graduate programs in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction must first meet general admission requirements of the Graduate School. In addition, the following specific admission criteria apply:
1. A candidate who has an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or
above on a 4.0
scale for all work completed is eligible
for admission. The candidate
must also submit three letters of
recommendation.
2. A candidate who has an undergraduate GPA of less than
3.0 on a 4.0
scale may be granted admission by either
of the following two
procedures:
- Obtain a minimum of 2,400 points based on the following
formula:
- The sum of the GRE aptitude scores (V+Q+A);
- GPA x 500; and
* The total of (i) and (ii). Scores on the GRE Analytical Writing section (AW) will be substituted for the old Analytical (A) scores using a scaled transfer.
3. Participate in an interview with the appropriate
admission committee.
The candidate will be responsible for
providing the admission committee with
information for consideration in admission
decisions.
Factors to be considered include teaching experience; scores on standardized tests; GPA during the entire undergraduate experience, during the last two years of undergraduate school, and in the major; performance in graduate courses taken; recommendations of supervisors and colleagues; quality of undergraduate school(s) attended; oral communication skills; and skill in writing, which will be determined in part by the candidate’s extemporaneous writing during the interview process.