M.A. in Secondary Teaching

• Complete and submit all application components including the admission application, the enrollment agreement and payment agreement.
• Submit the nonrefundable application fee.*
• Provide official transcripts from an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education indicating successful completion of the level of education required for entry to the program.**

*The application fee is valid for one year from date of submission.

**Additional evidence may be required to fulfill state requirements, including but not limited to verification of professional experience, test scores, or an interview.

• Bachelor’s or highest post-baccalaureate degree earned
• Minimum grade point average cumulative 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for full admission
• or 2.5 and, at least, 5 years of documented professional experience related to the content area in which the applicants seek licensure;
• or both a bachelor’s degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and proof of passing Indiana state approved content area examination(s) in the subject area.
• Applicants must meet the following requirements:
• Pass criminal background check from Safe Hiring Solutions
• Acknowledgement of field-based diversity experiences and classroom access
• Provide official test results* demonstrating achievement of the following scores on any of these nationally recognized tests:
• ACT with a score of at least 24 based on Math, Reading, Grammar, and Science
• SAT with a score of at least 1100 based on Critical Reading and Math if taken prior to March 1, 2016.
• SAT total score of at least 1170 based on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math if taken on or after March 1, 2016.
• GRE with a score of at least 1100 based on Verbal and Quantitative prior to 8/1/11.
• GRE with a score of at least 301 based on Verbal and Quantitative on or after 8/1/11

Scores on tests in different grading scales will be converted to match the present scoring methodology using appropriate converter tools.

*Official results must include results in reading/verbal and math subtests.

All applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in the English language as demonstrated in one of three ways:

1. Submission of an official transcript showing a degree from a United States secondary school or regionally accredited college/university.
2. Submission of an official minimum score on the paper or internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exams.
3. The minimum TOEFL score required for the internet-based version is 80, and the paper-based version requires a minimum TOEFL score of 20 for each of the three skills: Reading, Listening and Writing.
4. The minimum IELTS score required is 6.5. Note: IELTS is not acceptable for Texas programs leading to certification.
5. The testing agency must send test scores directly to American College of Education.
6. Applicants to the Texas Educational Leadership program whose first language is not English must submit a minimum scaled score of 24 for speaking, 22 for listening, 22 for reading and 21 for writing from the Internet-Based TOEFL (IBT) or evidence of an undergraduate or graduate degree earned at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States listed in Figure: 19 TAC §230.11(b)(5)(C).