New Applicants or Students enrolled as Post-baccalaureate

New applicants to the University of Missouri-Columbia or students who have been previously enrolled through MU Direct as post-baccalaureate must submit an Application for Graduate Admission (Online Application).

• A non-refundable application-processing fee ($45 U.S. for U.S. citizens and permanent residents; $60 U.S. for non-resident internationals) is required of all new applicants.
• Indicate the following:
  • Degree: Master of Education (M Ed)
  • Program: Curriculum and Instruction (C & I)
  • Emphasis: English Education

Current MU Undergraduate Students

Currently enrolled undergraduate students at MU should submit the Transfer of Division Form along with other degree program admission materials directly to the degree program in lieu of the application for admission.

Former MU Graduate Students

If you are a former MU graduate student, complete a Request to Re-enroll for Graduate Studies form available online.

International Students

International applicants should review admission options prior to submitting an application.

Official transcripts of all previous college work at institutions other than MU, undergraduate and graduate. It is recommended that the online Graduate School application be completed prior to submitting your transcripts.

This form includes pertinent biographical information, especially professional experience. In answering Statement of Purpose (No. 29), please state your professional goals, including career objectives, your motivation for graduate work and other pertinent information.

• Personal Data Sheet (PDF)

• Two letters are required if your undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Three required if your undergraduate GPA is below 3.0
• Three required for international students

Letters should attest to your professional competence, academic preparation and potential for graduate work. Submit directly to the department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum.

Letter of Reference Form (PDF)

All applicants regardless of their grade-point averages must submit GRE scores (taken within the last five years). Preferred score: verbal plus quantitative total of 900.

Have scores sent directly to MU. The Institution Code is 6875.

For additional information about scheduling the GRE, call the Educational Testing Service at 1-800-GRE-CALL or visit http://www.gre.org. You also may mail correspondence to the service at Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Students whose native language is not English must submit a score of at least 550 on a TOEFL administered within the last two years. Institution code: 6875.

Submit the following items to the Graduate School:

• Graduate Online Application.
• Official Transcripts.
• TOEFL Scores: Institution code: 6875 (if applicable).

• Graduate School
• 210 Jesse Hall
• Columbia, MO 65211
• Phone: 1-800-877-6312 or 573-882-6311

Submit the following items to the Department of Learning, Teaching & Curriculum:

• Personal Data Sheet/Statement of Purpose
• Letters of Reference (if applicable)
• Graduate Record Exam scores (GRE)

• Director of Graduate Studies
• Department of Learning, Teaching & Curriculum
• Attn: Fran Colley
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• 303 Townsend Hall
• Columbia, MO 65211
• Phone: (573) 882-6462

Please feel free to submit any other materials that you feel would provide a clearer picture of your qualifications. The Admissions Committee, which meets each semester, evaluates the credentials of each applicant. As soon as your file is complete, it will be referred to the committee for review at its next scheduled meeting.

NOTE: The department cannot assure admission to all applicants who meet minimum standards specified for the degree program. Resource constraints do not permit the admission of all qualified applicants.

Once you have been accepted into the M Ed program you will receive a letter from the academic department’s graduate studies program. This letter will include your academic adviser's name. Contact your academic adviser to discuss your program of study. The Graduate School requires that the M-1 Program of Study (PDF) form be completed.

This form provides the student, the department and the Graduate School with a plan for all course work, transfer credit and research hours that will comprise a student's program of study. The Graduate School requests that the Program of Study form be filed by the end of the student's second semester of enrollment or beginning of the second year.

Course numbers and titles must match exactly to what is listed on the student’s transcripts--or the Graduate School will not approve the M-1 form. If changes must be made on a student's Program of Study form, a Program of Study Substitution form is used.

If you are not sure what course work you have taken, please contact the Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum to have a courtesy copy of your transcripts sent to you. M-1 forms that are incorrectly or incompletely filled out will be returned to the student and may delay graduation.

Questions should be directed to Fran Colley, graduate studies program secretary, at ColleyF@missouri.edu or (573) 882-6462.

Mail or fax the completed and signed M-1 form to:

• Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
• Attention: Fran Colley
• 303 Townsend Hall
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• Columbia, MO 65211
• Fax: (573) 884-2917