LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors degree. Practicing teacher who already has initial teaching certification.

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Students may choose to earn credits during a residential summer session.

A Predominantly Self-Directed & Self-Focused Graduate Program for individuals interested in working with adults in a variety of fields.

Applicants are required to have a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning accredited or accepted as accredited in the United States, with a cumulative grade point of 2.5 or better. Students who do not meet the cumulative grade point standard may be conditionally accepted and required to take specific introductory course work and complete it with a grade of 3.0 or better, prior to consideration of formal acceptance.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Online classes are scheduled in accelerated, eight-week terms that start five times each year: January, March, June, August & October.

A bachelors degree from a regionally accredited United States institution of higher learning or four years of full-time college work from an accredited foreign institution.
Minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale in the bachelors degree. Lower GPAs will be considered on a case by case basis.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

The MA degree online is designed for students with a Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field from an accredited college or university; A cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5;

International students must provide proof of English proficiency (see section on English Proficiency).

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

General admission to graduate study
2) Two years of relevant professional experience is advisable
3) GRE score of 750 or a 30 raw score on the Miller Analogies Test
4) Appropriate TOEFL or English Language Instruction Test of the University of Michigan scores for international students

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above for last 60 hours of courses taken.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

NCU offers a Campus Message System that allows you to contact administrators, members of your support team, faculty and even fellow students as needed through email. Complete weekly assignments on your schedule without neglecting personal or professional obligations.

Masters degree from an accredited academic institution. If English is the second language of a student, an official score demonstrating English proficiency is required for admission.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Students meet on main campus prior to the start of classes in January to attend an all-day orientation with incoming students taking classes in Bellingham.

Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester credits of undergraduate and graduate study.

Three current references are required.

Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores - current within the past 5 years.
Current resume.

A 300 - 500 word Statement of Purpose..

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Middle and high school teachers with bachelor’s degree from an institution that is accredited by its regional accrediting association. Either a cumulative baccalaureate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the latter half of your baccalaureate meet departmental admissions criteria

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution. Applicants must also hold a currant teaching license or substitute teaching license issued by their state licensing agency.\r\n

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Our user-friendly online classroom environment makes learning interactive and enjoyable. Our convenient Web-based academic programs allow you to tailor your own curriculum and plan class and study time to fit your unique schedule. You will have opportunities to study and test your knowledge through online quizzes, interactive classrooms, seminars, and Web field trips.

Bachelor’s degree in business from a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency. Master of Science in Education degree candidates are expected, but not required, to hold a valid state teaching license. The Master of Science in Education does not lead to initial teacher certification.

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Online, except for two courses that need to be taken on-site in Indianapolis, or Muncie, Indiana

Teaching professional with a bachelor’s degree from an institution that is accredited by its regional accrediting association. Either a cumulative baccalaureate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the latter half of your baccalaureate.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

baccalaureate degrees earned with a CGPA of 2.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) from any United States institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or from internationally recognized foreign institutions of higher education.

licensed/certified educator

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Our online programs take place in a virtual classroom. Students log in to get assignments, discuss topics with classmates, collaborate on projects and check your grades. Basically, everything you do in class but without the commute.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Our online programs take place in a virtual classroom. Students log in to get assignments, discuss topics with classmates, collaborate on projects and check your grades. Basically, everything you do in class but without the commute.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

This fully online degree program provides multiple options for individualized study and program design to respond to the unique needs and interests of learners. As a student in the program, your critical awareness of yourself as a learner will be deepened within a collaborative and supportive community of diverse mentors and peers.

Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution, resume and personal essay.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Licensed K-12 teachers

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Baccalaureate degree and GRE or MAT test score

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
A minimum cumulative score of 450 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) OR a minimum cumulative score of 1,000 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
A 2.75 undergraduate grade point average on a 4.0 scale during the junior and senior years of the Baccalaureate degree.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

This masters degree program is intended for holders of a non-education baccalaureate degree who do not wish to meet teacher certification requirements in the State of Florida. Have a minimum GPA requirement of 3.00 in upper level division undergraduate study.

Submit 2 letters of recommendation stating that the candidate has the potential to successfully complete a masters degree program.

Submit a goal statement indicating the perceived relationship between the applicants career plans and the attainment of this specific masters degree program.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Must have an overall GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate work.

Must have satisfactory entrance examination scores on either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT)

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelor degree.

NOT LOCK STEP:  A Degree Program and/or specific Course that allows the student to progress at his/her own pace.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Optional 6 credit hour Internship

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution. The degree is designed to meet the needs of students who have a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than education and for students who have completed coursework for regular vocational Florida State Teaching Certification.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Orientation meetings and day-long Saturday information-processing sessions.

A master’s degree from a regionally accredited university with 3.5 or better Graduate Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.

Strong GRE scores having no more than one sub-score below the 33 percentile.

current professional vita or resume.

A cover letter including a statement of professional and personal goals, and reasons that earning the doctorate is important to those goals.

Three Program Recommendation Forms completed by former professors or supervisors rating the applicant’s likelihood of success in the doctoral program.