Admission Requirements:

Students seeking admission to the M.A. in Reading Education (K-12) must:
• Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution, and
• Hold a professional teaching certificate or have graduated from a state-approved 
  certification degree program in education,* 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 2.5-2.99 GPA in all upper division coursework of the
         baccalaureate degree.

*= Students who hold certification other than elementary education, may be required to take additional courses as prerequisites before beginning the Reading program. See an advisor for transcript review and direction.

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.
        • Passing scores on General Knowledge Test (GKT) or CLAST, if taken before
          July 1, 2002 - waived for applicants who hold a Florida professional teaching
          certificate.
        • GRE scores, if needed.

COEDU offers Online Practice GKT Preparation

Application Deadlines**
March 1 for Summer
March 15 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