Special Education-Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) M.Ed. - Major Code 6880

Admission to the Graduate College

The minimum requirements for regular admission to the Graduate College are:

• An earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university;
• A grade point average of 2.5 based on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate course work attempted; or a 2.75 based on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework attempted; or a minimum score on the appropriate graduate entrance exam.
• All master’s degree candidates must take one of the following entrance exam tests MAT, GRE, or GMAT before the close of the first semester of enrollment in graduate studies. The degree program being pursued determines the test to be taken and the minimum score that is required.
• Proof of citizenship for a U.S. citizen born outside of the United States and for a resident alien. An international applicant for whom English was the first language and is the spoken language in the home must sign a statement to that affect.
• A score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL for all applicants, U.S. citizens or international applicants, for who English is a second language.

 

Admission to Degree Program

During the initial meeting with the academic advisor, the graduate student will review the prerequisites and conditions necessary for formal admissions to the intended degree program. When all of the prerequisite conditions have been met, the graduate student will be formally admitted to the program using the program’s prescribed process. The signed program admission form will then be sent to the Graduate College for final certification.

The graduate student must successfully meet the following requirements:

1. Admission to Graduate College
2. Score at 25+ percentile on the MAT Or 900+ (verbal + quantitative) on the GRE
3. For HB1233 participants, complete application prior to graduation 
4. Complete Research: EDUC 5103 or intended EDUC 5143 (by the 18^th hour)
5. File approved degree plan
6. Be formally admitted to SPED program.
7. File signed Statement of Understanding
8. Meet all candidacy requirements (by 12^th hour)*
9. Request Final Degree Check during the semester prior to graduation
10. Apply for Graduation                                            

Select six hours from the list below.  Exceptions to this list need approval from the Special Education program coordinator.