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Secondary Education  Master's

Overview

What is Secondary Education at WVU like?

Description

Students may choose an Area of Emphasis (AOE) in Biology Education, Chemistry Education, English Education, General Science Education, Physics Education, or Social Studies Education.

Application Deadlines

Each graduate program sets their own terms of admission and application deadlines. Applicants can only apply for admission for the terms displayed below. Any questions regarding the application deadline should be directed to the graduate program representative.

Fall: July 15
Spring: November 15
Summer: March 15

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Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for Secondary Education at WVU?

University Requirements

To be eligible for admission into a graduate program at WVU an applicant must submit official, bachelors degree transcripts from a regionally accredited institution and hold a GPA of at least 2.75.

WVU operates decentralized admissions. Decentralized admissions allows each graduate program to set its own application requirements in addition to the University requirements.

Program Requirements

To be eligible for admission into the Secondary Education graduate program an applicant must submit the following documentation:

  • PRAXIS
  • Statement of Purpose

Additional application considerations:

Passing required West Virginia Praxis CORE Academic Skills for Educators tests in reading, writing and math. (Reading, 156; Writing, 162; and Math, 150)

The Praxis CORE may be waived. Students should email concerning a waiver.

Certain application requirements may be waived based on a preliminary review of an application by program

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