Middle Grades Mathematics (5-9)

• A bachelor\'s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited university or its international equivalent

• Have an earned minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale average or higher in all upper division level undergraduate coursework taken in the baccalaureate degree

  OR

  Have preferred GRE scores of 450 Verbal and 550 Quantitative or higher taken within five years

• Meet one of the following criteria:

  Have passed the Florida Subject Area Exam in Mathematics 5-9

  or

  Have completed at least 18 credit hours in mathematics at the level of college algebra.

Note that all M.A.T. programs include as an admission requirement the passing of all sections of the General Knowledge Test (GKT). Applicants who can document they lived outside the state or country and did not have access to take the GKT before the application deadline may submit passing Praxis scores or GRE scores to be considered for admission. Whether admitted with passing Praxis scores or acceptable GRE scores, the applicant must submit passing scores on the GKT before the last day of classes of the semester of first enrollment, or admission to the College of Education will be revoked.

International Students

All applicants whose native language is other than English or who have earned a degree from an institution outside the United States must meet the University requirements relative to international graduate admission, (e.g., TOEFL scores, etc.). In addition to these university requirements, applicants to the College of Education must provide the following:

• An external, course by course evaluation of the foreign degree by an approved external agency, and based on official transcripts

• A social security number in degree programs requiring practica or internships

• Other information as required by the program of interest, (e.g., Graduate Record Exam scores, etc.)