Admission Requirements

To be admitted to graduate study toward a specialist in education degree, a student must meet the following criteria:

• Hold an earned master’s degree or equivalent degree from a college or university that is accredited by its regional accrediting association. (A student with a master’s degree not considered the equivalent of those of Ball State University may be admitted under conditions determined by the department concerned and the dean of the Graduate School. Credentials from secondary schools, colleges, universities, and their equivalents outside of the United States are evaluated by the Rinker Center for International Programs Office of International Admissions and the Graduate School.)

• Have a cumulative GPA on the master’s degree of at least 3.2 on a scale of 4.0.

• Achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test or other approved graduate admissions test for non-native speakers of English.

• Have had at least two years of successful teaching experience or appropriate professional experience.

• Any additional admission standards established by the academic unit responsible for each specialist in education degree program.

Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to a specific degree program. Students may register for graduate courses leading to the specialist in education degree only upon departmental recommendation for admission.