Admissions Policies

Admission Criteria

The Master of Education program is designed primarily for classroom teachers who have demonstrated themselves to be competent, effective teachers as indicated by the criteria for admission below. 

Admission Criteria for Early Childhood and Exceptional Needs: Intense Intervention Candidates

  • Evidence of current teacher license
  • Recommendations from a colleague or supervisor (2)
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Admission Criteria for TESOL Candidates

  • Evidence of current teacher licencse OR Cross-cultural or multilingual experience and the recommendation of the TESOL director
  • Recommendation from a colleague or supervisor with knowledge of the candidate's cross-cultural or multilingual experience
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Since most candidates in the Master of Education program are already licensed teachers, the Master of Education program does not prepare students for an initial teaching license. Therefore, non-licensed students will not be qualified at the completion of the program to seek teacher licensing in Indiana. Those who do have Indiana teaching licenses will be able to add certification to their licenses after the successful completion of the Master of Education and the passing of state licensure exams. Candidates who are licensed in the state of Indiana and successfully complete the Early Childhood or Exceptional Needs: Intense Intervention certificates will also be eligible to add the Early Literacy Endorsement to their license. 

Transfer Students

Graduate credits earned at other regionally accredited institutions may be transferrable to Huntington University's graduate programs. Only graduate courses with a grade of B- (2.67) or above are transferable. Generally such credits must be no older than 10 years and must represent courses that can reasonably substitute for courses in the Huntington University graduate program. Individual program directors determine the suitability of such courses for transfer credit and may deny transfer credit. Students will be asked to provide relevant materials for their transfer courses.

Students in the Master of Education program may transfer in a maximum of 6 credit hours. Although credits may transfer, no transfer grades are recorded nor counted in the cumulative grade point average.