Admission to a program of study requires evidence of ability to pursue graduate study and to complete the requirements for the specific degree program. An applicant may take up to six hours while seeking admission. To seek admission to a master's degree program, a candidate must have an acceptable baccalaureate degree. The following requirements should be met:

Reading Education

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Reading Education w/ESOL

Admissions requirements:

• Completion of application packet application packet
• Application Fee ($25.00 payable to Stetson University)
• Official Transcripts from all previous universities / colleges attended
• Three letters of recommendation (Forms provided) with one form completed by current principal
• Copy of Professional Teaching Certificate *
• Applicants are required to have one of the following: An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 in upper division courses; a master's degree from an accredited university; or 12 or more credits of post-baccalaureate work at the 300 or above level with a GPA of 3.0 or better. If GPA is not a 3.0, the applicant must have a composite verbal & quantitative score of at least 1000 on the GRE; or a score of 410 on the MAT

* Applicants that are not fully certified teachers must submit passing scores on the General Knowledge Test (GK). Also, additional coursework may be required.

Additionally, all international applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit a combined score of 550 or better (new scoring of 213 or better) or the Internet based test scoring of 80 or better. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies for additional information.

Educational Leadership
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership

The program outlined here assumes that the student is fully certified in either elementary or secondary education and has completed a minimum of three full years of successful teaching.

Admissions requirements:

• Completion of application packet application packet
• Application Fee ($25.00 payable to Stetson University)
• Official Transcripts from all previous universities / colleges attended
• Three letters of recommendation (Forms provided) with one form completed by current principal
• Copy of Professional Teaching Certificate
• Applicants are required to have one of the following: An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 in upper division courses; a master's degree from an accredited university; or 12 or more credits of post-baccalaureate work at the 300 or above level with a GPA of 3.0 or better. If GPA is not a 3.0, the applicant must have a composite verbal & quantitative score of at least 1000 on the GRE; or a score of 410 on the MAT

M.Ed. in Leadership and Reading offered at both the Deland and Celebration Campus!