USM | Adaptive Special Educaton Admission Requirements

title: Master of Arts Program in Adaptive Special Education

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, including completion of the Exceptional Child course at the undergraduate level
Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 (on a scale of 4.0). Admission on a probationary status may be available to those with lower undergraduate GPAs
A teaching certificate
Official transcripts from the school where you completed your bachelor's degree (Unofficial transcripts may be requested from schools where prerequisite coursework was completed and unofficial transcripts should be submitted for any previous graduate work)
Two letters of recommendation
Completed application and $25 application fee

We recommend that application materials be submitted at least 30 days prior to the start of the term in which the student wishes to enroll.

Mail all application materials to:
Graduate Admissions
University of Saint Mary
11413 Pflumm
Overland Park, KS 66215

You can request to transfer up to six credit hours of applicable course work from another graduate program toward the Master of Arts Program in Adaptive Special Education.
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