Education
Special Requirements: For the master of science degree: 3 letters of reference, one of the letters must be from an undergraduate/instructor and/or academic adviser; Personal Statement form available from the dept. office, summarizing experiences and professional goals; GRE results if your undergraduate GPA for your final two years falls below a 3.0. Miller Analogies Test results may be substituted for GRE results. Applicants interested in applying to the Ed.D. program should visit the department's web page.
Deadline: February 15th (for master's degree programs)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Jacqueline Lewis
Phone: 5655
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: for MS degree, GRE if undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Jasper Hunt for the master's programs, Dr. Candace Raskin for Specialist program, Dr. Scott Wurdinger for the doctoral program
The Ed.D. program will admit new applicants on a biennial basis. The next Ed.D. cohort is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013, with courses held on the Mankato campus. Applications for the fall 2013 semester will be accepted after January 1, 2013.
Phone: 1116
International Student Evaluation: General
Please see application requirements posted on the doctoral program's web pages. This program admits students only for the fall. THE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2011.
Special Requirements: 3 references (form available from dept.), resume
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Kathleen Foord
Phone: 1607
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: Applicants must possess a valid Minnesota teaching license. Applicants must also submit a letter stating why they are interested in admission to the program. Applicants must also submit 2 recommendations (form available from the dept. ) from a school administrator and a colleague addressing professional competence.
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Maureen Prenn
Phone: 5447
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirement: Statement of background and goals (500 word maximum) describing applicant's understanding of the program, as well as how the professional and academic background fit with the program.
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Jasper Hunt
Phone: 1116
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: Recommendations,personal statement form, resume, GRE if GPA < 3.0, other required forms are available from the program
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Carrie Chapman
Phone: 5210
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements: 3 references (form available from dept.), resume
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Kathleen Foord
Phone: 1607
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements:A GPA of 3.2 is required for admission to the Master of Science program. A GPA of 3.0 is required for admission to a certification program for teaching licensure. International applicants required a TOEFL score of 550 or above.
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Steven Robinson
Phone: 5665
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements: 2 letters of reference. If GPA is < 3.0, one of the letters must come from the applicant's immediate K–12 school supervisor
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Kitty Foord
Phone: 1607
International Student Evaluation: General
Graduate Coordinators can be contacted by email. Email addresses at Minnesota State University, Mankato are typically in the following format: first-name.last-name@mnsu.edu. All campus email addresses are available in the directory.
Unless otherwise noted, applications for non-international students for the fall are due on July 1, and November 1 for the spring term. Applications from international applicants must be complete by May 1 for the fall semester, and October 1 for the spring semester. Application deadlines may be extended or changed by individual programs at any time, and applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible. Applicants applying for a graduate assistantship are encouraged to apply by February 1, although many programs will continue to review assistantship applications until all positions are filled. Applicants applying for graduate assistantships and international applicants should apply well before any published deadlines. Please consult the information posted at grad.mnsu.edu/programs/requirements.html for application deadlines of specific programs.
Gainful Employment Program Information is available at http://www.mnsu.edu/instres/gainfulemploy/index.html.
