Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Master of Education program must have an undergraduate GPA or 2.75 or higher or a minimum of twelve hours in special education at the graduate level with a GPA of 3.00 or higher.

Applicants must take the Miller Analogies Test (and obtain a minimum score of 385) or the Graduate Record Exam (obtaining scores on the Verbal and Quantitative measures which normally exceed 146 and 140 respectively [current scale] or 400 [former scale] with a total combined score which normally exceeds 286 [current scale] or 800 [former scale]).

Applicants must have a teaching license in special education, early childhood education, or elementary education for admission to the program in preschool; or a teaching license in special education, elementary education, or secondary education for admission to the program in vision. Candidates without the appropriate license may be admitted to the graduate program as non-degree-seeking students. Once licensure requirements are met, candidate may reapply for admission to the program in special education. A candidate not licensed in special education may apply for a waiver to the license requirement by signing a waiver form stating that he/she wishes to receive a master’s degree in special education without a license to teach.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

1. submit an application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.shtml); 
2. submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT);
3. submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Degree Requirements

The major in Special Education with a concentration in Preschool Disabled Students requires completion of a total of 33 hours. Candidate must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination to be taken in the last semester of coursework (may be taken no more than twice).

Curriculum: Special Education, Preschool Disabled Students

 Candidate must complete 33 hours in the following course of study:

Program Notes

Any course requiring admission to Teacher Education may require observations, case studies, or other time in K-6 classes.

Candidate must

1.  file a degree plan in the College of Graduate Studies prior to completion of 21 semester hours credit;
2. file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which the student intends to graduate.