General Information

The graduate program in Education leads to a master of arts or master of science degree and offers four concentrations: General Education (which includes Secondary Education content areas), Elementary Education, Special Education, or Early Childhood Education. Candidates can pursue teacher certification in an area while completing the master's degree. Building upon and continuing Albright's interdisciplinary liberal arts tradition, the master's degree includes a liberal arts strand of three courses. The program requires a minimum of 39 credits.

• Completion of the baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited institution of higher education
  
• An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  
• Completion of an application for admission
  
• Submission of official transcripts
  
• Two letters of reference
  
• Submission of official test scores from the Graduate Record Examination General Test or Miller Analogies Test
  
• Personal interview with the Graduate Education Program Director or the Graduate Admissions Committee

  Applicants seeking teacher certification must have met or be qualified to meet the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?s state certification requirements for teachers and must have completed the appropriate Praxis examinations or be qualified to complete the examinations during their graduate studies.

Provisional Status

Provisional status allows the student to enroll in graduate courses in order to qualify for admission to a degree program. The student may be granted provisional status if denied admission to the degree program. If the student is assigned provisional status, the student must construct a special study plan of nine to 15 credits approved by the academic advisor. After completing the nine to 15 credits, the student must apply to the dean of the Graduate Division for a change of status. The student must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in order to apply for a change of status to degree program admission.

Non-Degree Status

The student may be assigned non-degree status if the student wishes to apply for graduate study but does not wish to work toward a graduate degree. This category usually includes students who wish to take courses for professional development, for transfer to another institution, or for maintaining certification in their field. Applicants for non-degree status are required to verify receipt of a baccalaureate degree.