Reading Education Graduate Program Admissons
- For the M.Ed., teacher licensure at one of the following levels: early childhood, elementary, middle or secondary education.
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- For the M.S., licensure (early childhood, elementary, middle or secondary), or a baccalaureate degree in another field of study.
The Reading Education programs follow the Graduate School requirements for a cumulative undergraduate minimum grade point average of 2.75 or a junior/senior year minimum grade point average of 3.00. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Please see the Graduate School Admission Requirements for acceptable scores. Transcripts, recommendations, and a personal statement (i.e., a response to three essay prompts) are part of the Graduate School and Reading Education application procedure. The personal statement essay should be 2-3 pages in length and the prompts are:
- Describe your professional background, especially at it relates to teaching reading, writing and other areas of reading/language arts.
- What characteristics and strengths do you possess that make you a good candidate for this degree program?
- Discuss your professional goals.
Refer to the Graduate School Admissions and the Education Admissions Process sections of the Graduate catalog for additional information on degree and application requirements and procedures.
Graduate School Admissions
University of North Dakota
PO. Box 8178
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8178
Phone: (701) 777-2945
