Educational Technology Program: Application

Admission Requirements:

Because students come to graduate programs with different academic and professional experiences, and graduate course work presupposes a degree of success with the university-level content, five different avenues for admission are available to prospective students.

For the M.Ed. in Educational Technology degree, it is recommended, but not required, that you have a basic teacher’s certificate.

Further requirements include:

1. Admission will be granted if the student has an undergraduate, graduating grade point average of 3.0 or higher. If graduate work has been taken, it must average 3.0 or higher.
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2. Admission will be granted if the student has an undergraduate, graduating grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 semester hours of the bachelor's degree. If graduate work has been taken, it must average 3.0 or higher.
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3. Admission will be granted if the student scores at or above the 25th percentile on the subject test in education portion of the Graduate Record Examination. If graduate work has been taken, it must average 3.0 or higher.
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4. Admission will be granted if the student scores at or above the 25th percentile on the general verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE (or makes comparable scores on the Miller Analogies Test). If graduate work has been taken, it must average 3.0 or higher.
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5. Admission will be granted upon completion of 9 approved hours from NAU with a 3.3 or higher grade point average. (Please contact Educational Specialties Office at COE when you have completed required 9 hours of coursework at 928/ 523-5342 or send a letter requesting change from provisional to regular status).
   

Application Procedure

Applications to the Ed Tech M.Ed. or Certificate Program can only be submitted through the NAU Graduate College Online Application. Carefully review the application procedure information prior to beginning your application.

NAU Graduate College Application Web site (online application) Note: Link open in a new browser window.

Application Procedure Information

• Applications are accepted only in electronic format. Note that you will not be able to submit a paper application. If you are not an NAU graduate and need to submit transcripts, please send them to the Graduate College. The information is: Old Main/Ashurst, NAU Box 4125, telephone (928) 523-4348, and have official copies of all your transcripts sent to that office. Be aware that you will also be required to upload the following two documents during the application process. These can be in MS Word, PDF, or RTF format:

• A Letter of Intent that addresses the following:
  • Your career goals. (What do you plan to do with this degree?)
  • Your present position: teacher, technology coordinator, administrator, etc.
  • Experience with Technology (platforms, applications, in labs, in classrooms).
  • Strengths you bring to the program. (Describe the strengths that you bring to the program.)
  • Your expectations of the program. (What do you want to learn from this program?)
  • Your commitment to the online learning environment. (Describe what you think an online learning environment looks like and what you think the advantages would be for you in taking courses in this format.)
• A Resume' or Vita

• You will also be asked to have a Letter of Recommendation submitted by someone who can speak to your academic and or educational abilities.
• Only completed application will be reviewed during the fall and spring review periods according to the review schedule deadlines listed above. To ensure that you can begin taking classes when you would like, make sure that you submit all of the application materials as soon as possible.
• The Ed Tech Admissions Committee will review applications during the Fall and Spring Review periods to determine admittance to the program. If admitted, you will be notified in writing.

Note: You may want to contact an adviser from the List of Ed Tech Advisers to get more information regarding your Program of Study. This should be followed carefully in selecting courses you plan to take. Any exceptions should be approved in advance by your advisor, who must also approve any Petition for Transfer of Credit.

Questions? Feel free to contact an Educational Technology Program Adviser.