Admission Requirements

In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements .

The Master’s Program in Educational Administration will recommend admission for those applicants who present evidence of their ability to do graduate work with distinction. Such evidence will normally include:

• Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with the applicant’s leadership ability and/or potential; one letter should be written by the person who will supervise the practicum for the next two years.
• Documentation of two or more years of full-time employment in an executive management/leadership role or in a supervisory, teaching, or administrative role in a public school, private school, or higher education..
• For those seeking state administrator licensure, documentation of state licensure or successful completion of the MA Test for Teacher Licensure (MTEL).
• Optional submission of scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
• An interview with the graduate program director and admissions committee (for applicants who reach the final stages of the selection process).