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Admissionโ€”Graduate Education

Application Timeline

Once you have chosen your start date, your next step is to submit your free, online application to Houghton.

ย Spring Admission - January 13, 2025* Summer Admission - May 12, 2025* Fall Admission - September 2, 2025
January 3, 2025 โ€“ Priority Deadline
Rolling Admission after January 3, 2025

*Literacy Education, MSEd ONLY
May 2, 2025 โ€“ Priority Deadline
Rolling Admission after May 2, 2025

*Literacy Education, MSEd ONLY
August 15, 2024 โ€“ Priority Deadline
Rolling Admission after August 15, 2024

Application Requirements

Literacy Education, M.S.Ed.


Undergraduate Degree

A Bachelorโ€™s Degree with at least a B average in your major field

Teacher Certification

A valid initial teacher certification achieved or in-progress

Complete Steps Listed Below

Adolescent Education, M.A.T.*


*Accepting Applications for Fall 2025

Undergraduate Degree

A bachelorโ€™s degree with at least a B average in your major field and a minimum of 30 credits in one of the following content areas: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English Language Arts (including English), Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies (including History, Political Science, & Humanities), Spanish.

Complete the Steps Listed Below

1

Complete the free online application

Apply
2

Write and submit a professional statement:

In 300-500 words, describe your professional and educational practices and how they inform your current professional goals.
3

Submit your official college transcript from your baccalaureate institution

(showing evidence of at least a B average in your major field)
4

Submit a valid teacher certification

5

Update and submit your resume

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