School of Education Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the specialist in higher education

administration program as a cohort class. When a sufficient applicant pool

is available, prospective candidates will be interviewed, provide a writing

sample, and complete other requirements. No students will be admitted

on a provisional or probationary basis. Students may transfer in no more

than six hours of coursework from any institution into the program.

Coursework used in a previous degree may not be used toward the

specialist degree.

To fulfill requirements for admission to the specialist in higher

education administration degree program, the student must:

1. Hold (or qualify to hold) a master’s degree from an institution

fully accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.

2. Present evidence of acceptable scholarship with an average of at

least 3.00 on previous master’s degree work.

3. Complete and file with the graduate admissions’ office the proper

application for admission to graduate school.

4. Complete the interview and writing components of the admission

process.

Potential students will hold or qualify to hold a master’s degree from

an institution fully accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.

Potential students will also submit official transcripts for undergraduate

and/or graduate work, and will provide two letters of recommendation

and a curriculum vitae or resume. A weight system will be used when

examining the submitted information. A committee will examine the above

listed information and make acceptance decisions after an evaluation of

the information from all potential students who have made application

for the program.