Communication Sciences and Special Education

Special Education-Gwinnett Campus

Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree Program

Special Education General Curriculum (P-12) Certification

Admissions

Applications Requirements

Initial Admission-The master’s degree program in Special Education at Gwinnett is a restricted program that has room for approximately 20 students annually. Students seeking entrance into the Special Education master’s degree program must complete the application process on or before December 1st if you wish to enter the program in order to be given priority consideration in the evaluation process. The faculty will evaluate applications based on undergraduate grade point averages, GRE quantitative and verbal scores (and TOEFL), quality of essay, letters of recommendation, and resume. Faculty members may also wish to speak to prospective applicants and may call them to discuss their professional goals prior to deciding on acceptance.

Initial Admission Requirement

Applicants must apply to the graduate school at http://applyweb.com/apply/ugg/. This includes an application fee.

Checklist
Applicants must also complete a program application.
Completion of a three page essay articulating the applicant’s goals and aspirations for wanting to be a special education teacher (typed, double spaced, times or times new roman 12 point font)
Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.7 for courses taken at an accredited school.
Minimum GRE score of 850 (quantitative plus verbal scores). The exam must have taken within the past five years.
Three letters of recommendation
Resume

Final Admission Requirements – The students initially chosen for admission will be informed in writing of the final entrance requirements (see below) they must complete or maintain to retain their position in the new class. All other applicants meeting the initial admission requirements will be placed on a waiting list and so informed in writing. Applicants not meeting the initial admission requirements will be so informed in writing.

Final Entrance Requirements

Notify the Department within 14 days of acceptance on plans to enroll in the spring.
Complete requirements for Praxis I (either by test or exemption)
Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.7 for courses taken at an accredited institutions

The Graduate Record Examination is administered by the Educational Testing Service, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, and various centers throughout the country. Advance registration is required. Applications may be obtained from The University of Georgia Testing Office at (706)542-3282.