Standardized Tests for Admission
Initial Licensure Programs (including the Fast Track to Teaching)
Passing scores on the Massachusetts Tests of Educator Licensure (MTEL) are preferred, although GRE scores may be accepted in some cases. Applicants to the M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction Initial License Option (including the Fast Track) should review the admissions requirements on the "Become a Teacher" page for details about required MTEL.
Applicants must send their MTEL scores with their application.
Graduate Certificates
GRE scores are not required for admission; however, candidates should provide proof that they hold an initial teaching license.
Masters and Ed.S. Degrees for Experienced Teachers
Effective Spring 2010, the GRE will not be required for admission into the M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees in Reading and Language, Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction. Licensed teachers will still need to provide proof of licensure with their application. Teachers and administrators who work in private settings where licensure is not required and who have a minimum of three years teaching experience, must submit a letter from their principal/administrator as proof of working as an administrator or teacher in the school.
Doctor of Education degrees
The Graduate School of Education accepts only Graduate Record Examination scores (verbal, quantitative and writing sections). GRE scores are required of all applicants to the doctoral programs. The only exceptions considered are for applicants with a Ph.D., or other research based doctoral degree and for those with a M.Ed. or CAGS/Ed.S. from UMass Lowell’s Graduate School of Education. An official score report is required; however, if the applicant’s GRE scores are no longer available and s/he has access to a clear and unmarked student record, this may be submitted for consideration. Applicants may be asked to re-take the GRE if the admissions committee considers this may strengthen the application. As a guideline, scores of 500 Verbal, 500 Quantitative and 4.5 Analytical Writing are acceptable. The admissions committee makes a holistic judgment, taking into account all aspects of the submitted materials, when deciding whether to admit a candidate.