Admission Requirements:

Students seeking admission to the M.A. in Elementary Education (K-12) must:
• Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution, and
• Hold a elementary education teaching certificate*, and
• Meet at least one of the following criteria:
    o Have earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
    o Have earned a 3.0 (4.0 scale) or better GPA in all upper division coursework of the  
       baccalaureate degree.
    o Have a total verbal plus quantitative GRE score of 1,000 or higher within the last
       five years with a 2.5 GPA in all upper division coursework of the bachelor's degree.

*= Students without a teaching certificate may apply to the MAT program. Those with certification other than elementary education may apply to MA in Reading Education program.

Application Process:
1. Complete the USF Graduate Admission Application online
2. Applicants must submit the following items to USF Sarasota-Manatee Graduate
    Admissions Advisor:
        • A copy of teaching certificate.
        • Official transcript(s) of all undergraduate degree coursework.
        • GRE scores, if needed.

Application Deadlines*
March 1 for Summer
June 1 for Fall
October 15 for Spring

*Missed the deadline?  Apply for non-degree study to get started this semester.  A maximum of 12 credits from non-degree study may be transferable to a master's program.

Graduate Admissions Advisor
Jo Lynn Raudebaugh
USF Sarasota-Manatee
Student Services
8350 N. Tamiami Trail, SMC C107
Sarasota, FL 34243
941-359-4330
Online appointment scheduler