Additional Application Requirements
For Graduate Programs
The College of Education offers a wide variety of masters, doctoral and certification programs across all five departments and STEM Education. Through research-driven experiences that pair theory and applied practice, our collaborative, innovative programs are led by expert faculty and industry leaders who are dedicated to advancing fields such as policy and leadership, special education, prevention science, sport management and health behaviors.
Please check specific programs application requirements below in addition to general application requirements, which also can be viewed on the Graduate School’s website.
Curriculum and Instruction
Program / Additional Application Requirements | Application Deadlines |
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Bilingual-Bicultural Education / All applicants must provide a supplemental writing sample describing their cross-cultural and/or cross-linguistic experiences written in Spanish to be uploaded as a “Miscellaneous Admissions Document.” Be sure to demonstrate competency with the language and show that you have made efforts to cross borders by working, traveling or having lived in situations that required a multiplicity of cultural competencies. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Cultural Studies in Education / No | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Early Childhood Education / No | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Language and Literacy Studies / All applicants to the program must already be certified to teach. Some teaching experience is preferred at the master’s level while a minimum of three years teaching experience is required at the doctoral level. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Learning Technologies / No | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Learning Technologies Online Stackable Certificate / Please see Application Instructions for Degree-seeking Students and Application Instructions for Non-Degree Seeking Students to learn more. | Fall: July 1 Spring: November 1 Summer: April 1 |
Physical Education Teacher Education / No | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Social Studies Education / No | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
STEM Education / While the department prefers for master’s applicants to have a minimum GPA of 3.0, particularly during the last two years of college and in any previous graduate study, applicants with lower GPAs will be considered. After submitting an application, upload a miscellaneous document explaining why your GPA or test scores are not valid indicators of your ability. Doctoral applicants must have a baccalaureate or master’s degree and prior coursework in one or more STEM fields. Teaching experience is highly desired. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 M.Ed.+: June 30 |
Teacher Leadership Mentoring and Professional Development / The program page requires applicants to meet specific criteria. Please see the Application Criteria section on the program page. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Urban Teachers (English Certification) / School districts require all employees, including university students, to pass a criminal background check. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Urban Teachers (Social Studies Certification) / School districts require all employees, including university students, to pass a criminal background check. | Fall: December 1 – EXTENDED to December 31 |
Educational Leadership and Policy
Program / Additional Application Requirements | Application Deadlines |
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Cooperative Superintendency Program* / All applicants must have a master’s degree, mid-management certification/experience and two years of experience as a principal and/or central office administrator. Learn more on the program page. | Summer Nominations: December 15 Applications: January 15 |
Educational Policy and Planning / No | Fall: December 1 |
Higher Education Leadership and Policy / Master’s applicants should pay close attention to the statement of purpose requirements. | Fall: December 1 |
Higher Education Leadership and Policy Exec.Ed.D. / Applicants must hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution and follow specific instructions for the statement of purpose. Learn more on the program page | Summer Priority: December 1 Final: January 15 |
Texas Principal Leadership Academy* / All applicants must first be nominated. The program also requires a specific format for applicants’ resumes and an additional application fee. Learn more on the program page. | Summer Nominations: December 15 Applications: January 15 |
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Educational Psychology
Program / Additional Application Requirements | Application Deadlines |
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Counselor Education / No | Fall: January 10 Summer: January 10 |
Counseling Psychology / No | Fall: December 1 |
Human Development, Culture, and Learning Sciences / No | Fall: Ph.D.: December 1 Master’s: January 10 Summer: Ph.D.: December 1 Master’s: January 10 |
Quantitative Methods / A master’s in Quantitative Methods or a related field such as Statistics or Quantitative Psychology is required to apply to our doctoral program. All Quantitative Methods applicants must take the GRE. Applicants to the Quantitative Methods program are not required to list a faculty member of interest in their Statement of Purpose. | Fall: Ph.D.: December 1 Master’s: January 10 |
School/Clinical Child Psychology / No | Fall: December 1 Summer: December 1 |
School Psychology / No | Fall: January 10 Summer: January 10 |
Kinesiology and Health Education
Program / Additional Application Requirements | Application Deadlines |
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Exercise Physiology / Master’s applicants are expected to hold at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in kinesiology or a related field, e.g. biology, physiology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, etc. | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 Spring: October 1 |
Health Behavior and Health Education / Master’s applicants are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and the completion of a minimum of three credit hours of coursework from each of the following areas: Theory & Methods of Health Behavior and Health Education and/or Health Promotion, Statistics and Behavioral Sciences. | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 |
Kinesiology or Health Education / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 |
Movement and Cognitive Rehabilitation Science / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 |
Physical Culture and Sport Studies / Applicants should know the scholarly interest that they would like to pursue before applying for admission and are encouraged to contact either Dr. Jan Todd or Dr. Thomas M. Hunt by email before completing the official online application. Learn more on the program page. | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 |
Sport Management – On Campus / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Final: May 1 |
Sport Management – Online / No | Spring: October 1 |
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Special Education
Program / Additional Application Requirements | Application Deadlines |
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Autism and Developmental Disabilities / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Rolling admissions |
Early Childhood Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Rolling admissions |
Equity and Diversity in Special Education / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Rolling admissions |
Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders / No | Fall Priority: December 1 Rolling admissions |