Admission Requirements

• A completed MAT application from the College of Graduate Studies
• A four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• A 2.75 undergraduate GPA based upon four years of course work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon course work completed during the junior and senior years
• For the MA Licensure concentration only, a passing score on the MTEL^® Communication and Literacy Skills Battery
• For international applicants for whom English is a second language, an acceptable TOEFL score
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two letters from academic references)
• Official copies of transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work

Program of Study

In consultation with an advisor, candidates will undertake the appropriate course work and activities including the following:

• Candidates must, prior to the student teaching experience, submit documentation that demonstrates digital literacy for teaching. This documentation can be any one of the following:
  • Google Educator Level I Training (about 13 hours online); requires $10 test fee
  • Google Educator Level II Training (about 13 hours online); requires $25 test fee
  • Apple Teacher Training (about 16 hours online for 8 badges); no fee
  • Hoonuit: Complete modules for Software and Technology, and Information Literacy for Instructors (about 16 hours) provided by BSU for free
  • Professional development workshops within last 5 years equivalent to 15 hours; certificate(s) of participation required
  • Digital literacy course work, undergraduate or graduate approved by the DGCE Chair
• complete SPED 510 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Schools  or SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education  (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”
• complete an appropriate child and adolescent developmental psychology course 
• have passed the English as a Second Language MTEL^®