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Admissions
Masters Admissions
Application Evaluation Criteria
for ETAP Masters Degree:
In addition to the GPA, appropriate test scores,
deficiencies in the major, and/or performance in
course previously taken in the School of Education,
the following holistic scoring rubric is applied
to a review of the applicant's entire dossier, including
transcripts, letters of recommendation (from
former professors only) and personal statement.
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Breadth/Depth of Preparation:
An applicant whose previous academic experiences
provide a strong foundation for the academic
program to which they are applying. A high-scoring
applicant would show considerable coursework
in related areas, either in depth in a single
relevant field or spread across a range of relevant
fields of study. |
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Writing Skills: An applicant's
ability to express herself or himself in writing.
This is based primarily on the personal statement,
but also on other pieces of supporting evidence,
such as letters of recommendation or course
work. A strong applicant is one who effectively
communicates in writing. |
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Academic Performance: Reflects
a composite of the applicant's prior academic
work, based primarily on a review of previous
transcripts and overall GPA. Other measures
may also be considered such as GPA in the applicant's
major, GRE scores, or other evidence provided. |
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Enthusiasm for Education: The
applicant believes in the possibility of making
a lasting impact on student learning and conveys
optimism about the future prospects of education.
Student shows genuine interest in working education-related
endeavors. |
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Enthusiasm for Subject Area: The
applicant demonstrates a desire to share enthusiasm
for the particular content area with the next
generation and maintains the belief that students
become interested in the content area if teachers
are enthusiastic about that area. |
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Enthusiasm for Graduate Study: The
applicant demonstrates an interest in learning
and in inquiry and sees the conceptual interrelationship
among theory, research and practice in education.
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Potential Fit: The question
of potential fit of interests and goals with
the academic program is applied to the applicant's
dossier and measures the degree to which the
student's stated and implied goals and interest
can be adequately addressed by the courses and
other experiences in the program to which they
are applying. A strong fit, for example, would
be reflected by a student whose interests closely
correspond to sequences of courses, pre-practicums,
and field experiences commonly taken by students
in the program. A weak fit would be represented
by a student whose interests are not closely
addressed by courses and related experiences
in the program. |
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