Julia Varela
Assistant Director of Enrollment, Graduate & Professional Studies
Advance your career goals with Messiah University's graduate program in education.
We are committed to guiding you through the admissions process every step of the way.
Messiah University offers a Master of Education with tracks in curriculum and instruction, online instruction, special education, and TESOL, as well as teaching certifications, graduate certificates, and PDE endorsements. Courses are also offered for non-degree seeking students, including individuals seeking continuing education credits.
Before completing an application for any of Messiah University’s graduate and certificate programs, please read our admissions requirements to ensure that you are eligible for enrollment and to receive a helpful checklist of the supporting documentation that you will need to provide to complete your application.
There are no prerequisite requirements in the graduate program in Education.
Admissions requirements for all education degrees and certificates:
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Submitted Messiah University application
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Official transcript(s) indicating completion (or anticipated completion) of a bachelor's or master's degree. To be considered "official", transcript(s) must be requested and sent directly from institution(s) attended to gradprograms@messiah.edu.
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Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; cumulative GPAs < 3.0 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
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Statement of Purpose: a 300-500 word statement describing how you have prepared for graduate work, your reasons for applying for this particular graduate program, and how this program will help you meet your professional and educational goals.
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Contact information for one reference: please select a reference who can address your professional experience and/or academic performance (excluding relatives)
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Resume or CV (curriculum vitae)
The degrees and certificates in the graduate program in education are primarily or completely online. Because of this, the U.S. government does not allow Messiah University to offer an F-1 student visa for entry to the United States in order to study in this program.
However, international students may complete these degrees remotely from outside of the United States. If you are applying as a remote student, in addition to the admissions requirements above, international students interested in graduate programs in education must submit:
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a course-by-course evaluation of all international transcripts
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English proficiency exam: only TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo are accepted
Further information about these requirements is available on the graduate international student page.