Students must apply to UIS before it is possible to enroll in courses. To be eligible, a student must have completed a bachelor's degree with a grade-point average of 3.00 or better on a 4.00 scale. A student can be conditionally admitted if the GPA is between 2.50 and 3.00. Conditional admission means that the student must achieve a GPA of 3.00 or better in the first eight hours of course work in the EDL program. If a student achieves the required GPA within those first eight hours, he or she will be fully admitted to the program. Transfer credit is evaluated on a course-by-course basis with the faculty adviser and approval of the EDL convener.
Applicants working toward an administrative certificate must hold a valid state-issued teaching certificate. A photocopyshould be submitted at the time of application to the EDL program.
All admission materials must be received before June 15 for admission to the educational leadership master’s degree program for the fall semester, before November 15 for the spring semester, and before April 1 for the summer session. Late applications will be considered for the following semester.
