Admission Requirements
The admission requirements are:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;
- North Carolina "A" license in Elementary Education or the equivalent from another state if applying to the Teacher Leader track;
- Two official transcripts from all institutions attended;
- Completed ECSU Health Form;
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;
- A minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or a 3.0 average for the last four semesters (60 credit hours) of study for the bachelor's degree. Applicants may be admitted without reference to their baccalaureate record if they earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in a master's degree program completed at an accredited college or university or if they earned at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA for at least 12 credit hours of a master's or doctoral degree program;
- The M. Ed. must have a cohort average of at least a 3.0 in order to meet accreditation requirements. If a student’s GPA from their most recent degree is under a 3.0, the student may be provisionally admitted or admitted as a special student until the 3.0 GPA requirement is met.
- Interview Requirements: M. Ed. applicants may be asked to interview it they have a GPA blow 3.0 or if the candidate is new to the field of Education.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) recommended, but not required;
- $30 non-refundable application fee
- Interview with Department of Education, Psychology and Health Graduate Coordinator and Graduate Faculty;
- Typewritten two-page essay on a provided educational topic; and
- Recommendations from three professional educators who can document work performance or relevant experience.
The requirements described above are minimum requirements and do not guarantee acceptance. Students are selected and admission decisions are based on consideration of educational factors (i.e. interview, performance, communication skills). A limited number of students who do not meet the minimum standards may be allowed to enroll with special permission. We encourage you to apply.