Please be sure to read the Graduate Catalog for the requirements specific to your program. To find out more about graduate programs at Castleton, click here. The application for the Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Educational Leadership or Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies will be complete when the Admissions Office has received the following:

____ A completed application for admission.

____ An application fee of $35. (Check or money order payable to Castleton State
College). Fee is non-refundable.

____ Candidate’s letter to the Admissions Committee (choose one of the following):

____ For all MA programs the letter of no more than two single spaced pages, should address the following questions:

a) What are your personal/professional goals? How will earning an advanced degree support them?

b) What do you hope to learn during your graduate studies?

c) What contributions will your presence bring to the Castleton State College program?

____ A current résumé.

____ Three current professional references which address the applicant’s scholarship
and potential to be an exemplary teacher and/or educational leader.

____ Official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work sent directly from the
issuing institution to the Castleton State College Admissions Office. (Castleton
State College transcripts will be obtained by the Admissions Office.)

____ For candidates seeking initial licensure: Results of the Praxis I test (Reading
score of 177; Writing score of 174; Mathematics score of 175

____ If you have a teaching license, please submit a photocopy.

Upon completion of the above preliminary steps in the process, review of applications will begin after the deadline date. Candidates may be interviewed and those admitted will be expected to attend an orientation session prior to the semester of matriculation.

For more information or assistance, call toll free 800-639-8521 or 802-468-1213.

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Castleton, VT 05735