Admissions requirements and deadlines for M.Ed. in ALII?

February 7, 2022
Categories: FAQs

Students applying for admission to the Advanced Literacy Instruction and Intervention AND the M.Ed. in Reading Education programs must have:

  • A bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent, from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Students who hold a bachelor’s degree are expected to have a GPA of at least 3.00 (based on a 4.0 scale) on all previous work completed beyond high school (secondary school). Students applying for early entry are expected to have a 3.2 GPA or higher.
  • An online application through the Graduate School’s application system for the M.Ed. in Reading.
  • A statement of purpose
  • Transcripts of all college coursework attempted
  • Official and satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), if English is not the applicant’s native language and he or she has not earned a post-secondary degree from a U.S. institution
  • Standardized test scores are NOT required for admission (e.g., GRE, GMAT, MAT). Test scores may be submitted as an option by applicants to provide additional information or supplement their application.

Students applying for admission to the M.Ed. in Reading Education are required to have all the of above PLUS:

  • Three professional recommendations (submit names and emails, the Graduate School sends out a form, no letter writing required). This is not required for the ALII Certificate.

Application Deadlines

Students can start the program any full term: Spring, Summer or Fall. Applications for Spring are due by Dec. 1 while Summer start applications are due by April 30 and applications for Fall start are due by Aug. 1 of that year.