Graduate Admission

The Office of Teacher Education and Student Services coordinates the procedures for admission to programs in the College of Education at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. Either the College of Liberal Arts or the Graduate College governs all programs. The application process, therefore, involves application to the College of Liberal Arts or Graduate College in addition to the College of Education.

The College of Education offers the following graduate degrees:

• M.A. (with or without thesis)
• M.S. (With or without thesis)
• M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching)*Teacher Education Program policies pertain - see below.
• Ed.S. (Educational Specialist)
• Ph.D.

All College of Education Graduate level programs are governed by the Graduate College therefore, we recommend that you become familiar with Graduate College Rules and Regulations.

We also recommend that you become familiar with the following Important Degree Requirements for each graduate degree: Ph.D., Ed.S., Master's.

Students can also complete programs under a Graduate College status of Certification Only, or take a limited number of individual courses on a Professional Improvement status. These statuses require regular departmental (not non-degree) admission to the Graduate College even though neither of these are degree granting statuses.

The Office of Admissions can provide information on admissions procedures. Graduate Admission materials are coordinated in the College of Education by Sue Cline (Ph.D., Ed.S., Cert., PI, and all international students) and Debbie Rogers (M.A./M.S./M.A.T).

Degree offerings, majors, application requirements, and deadlines vary by program. Check the Academic Department web pages for details.

All College of Education programs require that at least 2 letters of recommendation accompany the Graduate College Application. We provide a printable copy of the Graduate Application letter of recommendation form for the convenience of your writers. We will also accept a text written letter of recommendation.

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Students who have completed a baccalaureate degree may be admitted to a teacher preparation program in one of two ways.

1. They may apply to the College of Liberal Arts as post-baccalaureate students with senior standing. Students selecting this option should not apply as special non-degree students. Instead, they must apply to the appropriate teacher education program following the undergraduate admissions procedure.
2. They may apply to the Graduate College with their objective stated as "certification only" or in some secondary teaching areas with a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) objective (English, Foreign Language, Science). Or to the Social Studies M.A. Program B.

*Teacher Education Program Application Deadlines 

March 15, for summer session or fall semester admission
October 15, spring semester admission

Admission to teacher education programs is competitive. Admission requirements may vary by program and are based on demand and faculty availability. In order to be considered for admission to a teacher education program, a graduate applicant must have:

• applied to The University of Iowa Graduate College with the appropriate subject area major. The Office of Admissions has application information.
• completed the Application for Admission to a Teacher Education Program (TEP), and submitted all materials required of this application including an official report of GRE scores.
  
  Application to the Teacher Education Program - (Adobe version)
  
  In addition to the other requirements of the application to the Teacher Education Program, applicants who have been enrolled in an education methods course or field experience at another institution are required to submit an additional Student Consent for Release of Records authorizing the College of Education to communicate with the other institution about the applicant's academic performance and professional behaviors. Note that this Student Consent form is different from and additional to the Student Consent form contained in the Teacher Education Program application packet.
  
  
• The minimum Teacher Education Program GRE cut score is a composite of 900 on Verbal and Quantitative sections and 3.0 on Analytical Writing sections.  See academic program site for score preferences for all other degree programs. All College of Education graduate programs require that official GRE scores be submitted before an application can be reviewed.
• achieved a 3.00 grade-point average on all college course work as well as course work completed at The University of Iowa (some secondary teaching programs may have higher admission g.p.a. and s.h. standards).
• We will not accept a graduate program application with a g.p.a. below 2.50.  Applications with a g.p.a. between 2.50 and 3.00 will be considered for admission.  A student with a g.p.a. below 3.00 must demonstrate an exceptional strength worthy of being supported for a petition to the Graduate College for admission to the program.  Such a petition is made by the program faculty.
  
  
  

   

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