Graduate Education Degree Programs
Program Coordinator: Jessica R. Grubaugh, MAEd
Admission Requirements
In addition to completing an application, submitting transcripts of college work, and providing a written statement of purpose, applicants for regular admission must:
- hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) for admission to the graduate education program;
- submit official transcripts of all previous college or university courses completed to date;
- Intervention Specialist (ISP): have or have had a valid teaching license, a copy of which must be submitted with the application (not required for individuals in initial licensure programs);
- have an admission interview or seminar with the appropriate program personnel.
- complete an online application and Registration Agreement Form.
Some students may be admitted under as a special student, or under conditional admission, probationary admission, or non-degree student status.
Program Continuation
A candidate admitted on probation will need to earn a grade of "B-" or better in the first two enrolled courses in order to be removed from probation.
A candidate enrolled in the graduate education program with regular admission status will be placed on academic probation at any time that he/she earns more than two grades below a "B-" or if the graduate cumulative GPA falls below 3.00.
The graduate education candidate who is placed on academic probation must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.00 at the completion of an additional six (6) credit hours. The candidate is removed from probation after retaking course(s) in which he/she earned less than a "B-" with a grade of "B-" or better, or at the end of any semester in which the cumulative GPA meets or exceeds 3.00. Any student placed on academic probation must also achieve a minimum grade of "B-" in each of the first three consecutive courses during the student’s probationary term in order to avoid dismissal.
A candidate will be dismissed from the graduate education program after:
- receiving a second final grade of "F" or "X"; or
- failing to achieve the required grade point average in the program at the end of any probationary period.
Transfer Credit Provisions
A student may transfer credits from appropriate graduate work at accredited colleges and universities. Credit will be transferred on a course-by-course basis as applicable to the program. All transfer work into the graduate program in education requires final grades of "B" or better. A maximum of six (6) credit hours may be transferred. For the ISM degree program only, candidates may transfer up to six (6) graduate credit hours of ISPC equivalent courses and six (6) graduate credit hours of PELC equivalent courses, for a total of 12 graduate transfer credits. The GPS Graduate Education Program Coordinator will determine the acceptability of transfer credit.