M.A./TCP and TCP Admission

Programs

    • Early Childhood Education
    • Music Education
    • Health Education and Physical Education
    • Secondary Education (English, Math, Science, Social Studies)
    • World Language
  2. Graduate applicants with an undergraduate GPA below a 3.0 may also apply after taking 24 credits of graduate coursework and earning a minimum GPA of 3.0.
  3. In addition, please note the following:
    • Secondary Education applicants: A minimum GPA of 3.0 in your content major (English, Math, etc.)
    • Music Education applicants: A minimum GPA of 3.0 in Music.

    Some classes are recommended or required prior to application (please refer to the curriculum sheet for your degree program to see specific requirements).

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    Conditional Admission

  5. There are two types of conditional admission at the graduate level. Faculty may consider admission:
    1. If an applicant’s GPA falls below 3.0 but at or above 2.5, or
    2. If an applicant’s GPA falls below the 2.5 GPA currently required for conditional admission by RIDE & the URI Graduate School and the applicant has been out of college for more than 10 years, and they have relevant work experience during that 10-year period
  6. If after reviewing admission materials faculty wish to pursue conditional admission for the candidate, they will request an interview addressing the candidate’s:
    • Rationale for pursuing teaching/education as a career
    • Reflection on past academic performance
    • Evidence of successful work experience
    • Evidence of dispositions and attitudes reflective of successful teachers
  7. If, after the interview and admissions materials review, a faculty member recommends conditional admission, students will be:
    • Required to take two predetermined (by the faculty member) graduate courses as a non-matriculating student
  1. If the student earns a 3.0 GPA in these two courses, they can be fully admitted to the graduate school and the teacher education program to which they applied, bringing with them the credit for the two previously taken courses.The COEDU will continue to support the student through:
    • monitoring provided by the COEDU Assistant Dean and the Office of Student
      Academic Services each semester to monitor that GPA is being maintained a 3.0 until at least 15 hours of graduate work are complete. *
    • a plan of study designed specifically to support their certification goals, academic needs, and program requirements
    • twice per semester required meetings with the faculty member who recommended admission or another appropriate faculty member/associate dean, for the duration of their program of study

*Note: We will follow the URI Graduate School Academic Standing Policy for students whose graduate GPA falls to below 3.0 at any time.

Admissions Process

Complete the online URI Graduate School Application.