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Graduate Application Requirements - Education

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Graduate Application Requirements - Education

Application Deadlines

For the Spring semester (Starts January) - December 10
For the Summer semester (Starts May) - April 10
For the Fall semester (Starts late August) - August 10

Program Specific Requirements

In addition to your completed application, personal statement, application fee, and official transcripts, you need to fulfill the following requirements.

Applicants to the Childhood Education Program:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Two letters of recommendation
A major or major equivalent in an appropriate
liberal arts area

Additional requirements, which may be satisfied at the graduate or undergraduate level:

6 credits in each of the following areas:
English, science, math, history; and
One course in the fine arts.

Applicants to the Childhood and Special Education Program:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Two letters of recommendation
A major or major equivalent in an appropriate
liberal arts area

Additional requirements, which may be satisfied at the graduate or undergraduate level:

6 credits in each of the following areas:
English, science, math, history; and
One course in the fine arts

Applicants to Adolescence Education, and Adolescence and Special Education Programs:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited
institution
Overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Two letters of recommendation
A major or major equivalent in the subject area
in which they wish to teach

Applicants to the Special Education Teacher Certification Program and Leadership and Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms Program:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Two letters of recommendation

Applicants to the Health and Physical Education MS program:

Please note that you must be a Utica University undergraduate student to enter this program.

Internal transfers within the Education department:

Students who are enrolled in the education department and who wish to leave one education program and matriculate into another, must complete the appropriate application forms and must meet all admissions requirements for the new program. Candidates will be reviewed on the same basis as any new applicant to the College. When a candidate is admitted into a new program within the education department, Utica University courses that were completed as part of the old program will automatically transfer to the new program. When calculating cumulative GPA all courses taken at Utica University will apply.

Learn more about our Master's in Education programs.