Graduate Teacher Education

 

Master of Arts in Education (MAE) Admission

For licensed teachers looking to add credentials or add a master’s degree?

 

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Admission

For anyone with a bachelor’s degree in a field of study other than education who wants to become a licensed teacher

 

Master of Arts in Education (MAE) Admission

If you are a licensed teacher looking to add credentials or earn a master’s degree, applying to Muskingum is simple:

• Complete the online application form
• Submit the $20 Application Fee (checks payable to Muskingum University)
• Request official transcripts from college or university where you earned your teaching license (must be sent directly from the institution to Muskingum to be considered official)
• Provide two (2) letters of recommendation (may be emailed to graduate@muskingum.edu)
• Submit a copy of your teaching license (may be emailed to graduate@muskingum.edu)
• Complete and submit the Student Travel Waiver Form

Application materials may be sent electronically to graduate@muskingum.edu or sent via USPS to:

Muskingum University
Graduate and Continuing Studies
10 College Drive
PO Box 1837
New Concord OH 43762-1837

 

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Admission

If you hold a bachelor’s degree in a field of study other than education and wish to become a licensed teacher, applying to Muskingum is simple:

• Complete the online application form
• Submit the $20 Application Fee (checks payable to Muskingum University)
• Request official transcripts from the college or university where you earned your bachelor's degree (must be sent directly from the institution to Muskingum to be considered official)
• Provide two (2) letters of recommendation (may be emailed to graduate@muskingum.edu)
• Complete and submit the Student Travel Waiver Form
• Provide qualifying standardized test scores:
  • PRAXIS I* (Core Academic Skills for Educators, www.ets.org):
    • Reading: qualifying score ≥169 (test code 5712)
    • Mathematics: qualifying score ≥163 (test code 5732)
  • GRE: Verbal qualifying score ≥150        Quantitative qualifying score ≥150

*The PRAXIS I requirement may be waived with inclusion in a cohort group that has an average above the national norm (50th percentile) on standardized test sub-scores in mathematics and reading (e.g. ACT 21.25 sub-scores for mathematics and reading, 532.50 SAT sub-score for mathematics, 543.33 for reading). While the cohort average may fluctuate from semester to semester, a student is guaranteed admittance with sub-scores that meet or exceed the national norm; individuals may be admitted with scores lower based upon the strength of the cohort (scores may be emailed to graduate@muskngum.edu).

 

Application materials may be sent electronically to graduate@muskingum.edu or sent via USPS to:

Muskingum University
Graduate and Continuing Studies
10 College Drive
PO Box 1837
New Concord OH 43762-1837