Elementary Education

Official TranscriptsApplicants must submit official transcripts for all undergraduate and any graduate work. To be eligible for admission, your transcript must show an earned bachelor\'s degree or a bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in progress. Certified copies of transcripts are acceptable; faxed copies of transcripts are not considered official. If you attended Loyola University Chicago previously, you do not need to request transcripts; we have them on record.

Transcripts must show a GPA of at least a 3.0. In exceptional cases, applicants whose undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 may be admitted. Each program area gives meaningful consideration to the applicant\'s graduate GPA, recommendations, professional experience and reasons for pursuing a graduate program, as well as to the diversity of the student body.

Three Letters of RecommendationIf you supply your recommender\xc2\x92s email address as part of your completed online application form, then your recommendation letters may be submitted online.

A Personal StatementYour statement should be 1-3 pages, and you should describe your:

• Academic and research interests, as well as your professional goals
• Life experiences that have influenced your view of social justice

Illinois Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)(formerly known as the Illinois Basic Skills Test)
Proof of passing score must be submitted no later than second semester registration to continue in the program. Candidates may apply using the ACT/SAT scores in LIEU of the TAP with an ACT composite of 22 plus the minimum of 19 in writing or SAT composite in mathematics and critical reading of 1030 plus writing.

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