Graduate Admissions
Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Visit the Office of Graduate Studies website for upcoming application deadlines.
Certification Only Admission Requirements
Individuals applying to a non-degree seeking program must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework and a 3.0 average in all graduate coursework.
Candidates seeking initial teacher certification in the Mid-Level, Secondary, or All-Level grades must have completed 24 undergraduate hours in the content area. A completed Content Declaration form must be on file in the advising office before a student will be permitted to enroll in Education coursework. See the Teacher Certification page for more information.
Master's Degree Admission Requirements
Individuals applying to a Master's degree program must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework and a 3.0 average in all graduate coursework.
Master's program applicants must submit GRE scores. See below for minimum score requirements for each program.
| Current GRE Scores (effective as of July 2011) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program |
Verbal |
Quantitative |
Writing |
| Master of Education in Teaching | 153 | 140 | N/A |
| Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction | 153 | 140 | N/A |
| Master of Education - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (2 of 3 required) | 153 | 144 | 4.0 |
| Previous GRE Scores (prior to July 2011) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program |
Verbal |
Quantitative |
Writing |
| Master of Education in Teaching | 500 | 400 | N/A |
| Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction | 500 | 400 | N/A |
| Master of Education - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (2 of 3 required) | 500 | 500 | 4.0 |
Applicants must submit 3 letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose to the department via e-mail (templates below).
Candidates seeking initial teacher certification in the Mid-Level, Secondary, or All-Level grades must have completed 24 undergraduate hours in the content area. A completed Content Declaration form must be on file in the advising office before a student will be permitted to enroll in Education coursework. See the Teacher Certification page for more information.
Admission Decisions
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An applicant who meets all requirements is normally considered for unconditional admission
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An applicant who does not meet one or more requirements may be considered for provisional or probationary admission (For more information about provisional or probationary admission, visit the Admissions page of Graduate Catalog and COEHP's page of the Catalog.)
Submission of Application Materials
Submit application and pay application fee online:
- Application at www.applytexas.org
- Application fee paid online at time of application
Submit the following directly to the UT Arlington Office of Graduate Studies (address below):
- Official copies of transcripts from all previous colleges attended
- GRE scores (Master's students only)
- TOEFL scores (if native language is not English)
Master's applicants only, submit the following directly to the College of Education and Health Professionals at coedadvising@uta.edu
(If you are seeking the new Masters in Brain, Mind, and Education, please submit the following to mbe@uta.edu):
Teacher certification candidates only, submit the following directly to the COEHP advising office (address below):
Submit application and pay application fee online:
| Office of Graduate Studies UT Arlington Box 19167 701 S Nedderman Dr Davis Hall, Suite 333 Arlington, TX 76019 | College of Education and Health Professions UT Arlington Box 19026 503 W 3rd St. 501 Carlisle Hall Arlington, TX 76019 |
