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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION4GRADUATE DEGREES 4231
c. Applicants with undergraduate CGPAs between
2.500 and 2.999 will not be allowed to take any
graded graduate course work until they have
submitted the required GRE scores and met all
other admissions requirements.
d. Applicants whose undergraduate CGPAs are
between 2.500 and 2.999 may take S/F graded
graduate workshops before being fully admitted.
These S/F graded workshops will not fulfill
degree requirements.
• Those pursuing the combined Master of Science in
Education/Educational Leadership Program must obtain
a recommendation from their corporation superintendent
or the educational leadership program coordinator.
Secondary
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
• Visit www.iusb.edu/apply to complete the IU South
Bend graduate application online.
• Provide three letters of recommendation.
• Submit a personal statement which includes
a. why you are applying
b. what makes an effective teacher
c. what skills you need to become an effective
teacher (one to two pages, single-spaced, 12 point
font)
• Provide official transcripts from all graduate and
undergraduate institutions attended. (Transcripts
from any Indiana University campus need not be sent.)
Must have earned a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative
GPA in a degree program from a regionally accredited
institution.
a. Applicants to graduate programs in the School of
Education must have an overall CGPA of 3.000 or
have earned a CGPA of 3.000 in the last 60 hours
of their undergraduate degree and meet all other
admission requirements to be fully admitted to
graduate programs in the School of Education.
b. Applicants whose CGPAs are between 2.500 and
2.999 must earn required GRE scores and meet
all other admissions requirements to be fully
admitted to programs in the School of Education.
c. Applicants with undergraduate CGPAs between
2.500 and 2.999 will not be allowed to take any
graded graduate course work until they have
submitted the required GRE scores and met all
other admissions requirements.
d. Applicants whose undergraduate CGPAs are
between 2.500 and 2.999 may take S/F graded
graduate workshops before being fully admitted.
These S/F graded workshops will not fulfill
degree requirements.
• Those pursuing the combined Master of Science in
Education/Educational Leadership Program must
obtain a recommendation from their corporation
superintendent or the educational leadership program
coordinator.
Professional Education Services
Special Education
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
• Visit www.iusb.edu/apply to complete the IU South
Bend graduate application online.
• Provide two letters of recommendation.
• Submit a written statement of your teaching philosophy
of educating students with special needs.
• Answer the following four questions (up to one typewritten
page per question).
•How do you think children and youth learn?
•What is the value and purpose of special education?
•Describe your comfort level with technology. What
types of technology do you use daily? When you
have difficulty with technology, what do you do?
•Discuss what is meant by: We believe in the value
of learning for all students in collaboration with
others.
• Provide official transcripts from all graduate and
undergraduate institutions attended. (Transcripts
from any Indiana University campus need not be sent.)
Must have earned a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative
GPA in a degree program from a regionally accredited
institution.
a. Applicants to graduate programs in the School of
Education must have an overall CGPA of 3.000 or
have earned a CGPA of 3.000 in the last 60 hours
of their undergraduate degree and meet all other
admission requirements to be fully admitted to
graduate programs in the School of Education.
b. Applicants whose CGPAs are between 2.500 and
2.999 must earn required GRE scores and meet
all other admissions requirements to be fully
admitted to programs in the School of Education.
c. Applicants with undergraduate CGPAs between
2.500 and 2.999 will not be allowed to take any
graded graduate course work until they have
submitted the required GRE scores and met all
other admissions requirements.
d. Applicants whose undergraduate CGPAs are
between 2.500 and 2.999 may take S/F graded
graduate workshops before being fully admitted.
These S/F graded workshops will not fulfill
degree requirements.
e. All applicants whose undergraduate degrees are
more than ten years old must take two sections
of the GRE. The applicant must earn a score of at
least 450 on the Verbal Reasoning and at least a
3.5 on the Analytical Writing sections of the GRE
to be eligible for admission.