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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
(CIU code is 5116).
5. Foundational knowledge in Bible and theology
must be met prior to clinical practice/student
teaching. This requirement is satisfied by one of
the following:
a. an undergraduate degree in Bible from an
accredited Bible college or Christian liberal
arts college or university
b. a Bible certificate (see Prerequisite Policy)
c. a total of thirty (30) semester hours of
coursework in Bible and theology (see
Prerequisite Policy)
d. a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of
specific Bible/theology courses (see
Prerequisite Policy).
Students and prospective candidates may register
for up to 14 semester hours prior to being fully
admitted into the M.A.T. program. Only students
fully admitted into the M.A.T. program may register
for M.A.T. methods courses, practicum, and
Clinical Practice/Student Teaching.
Any student accepted on probation will have one
semester to qualify for full acceptance.
College of Education Specific Requirements:
M.A. in TESOL
1. Evidence of ability to pursue successfully an
academic program. Students must have a 2.70
GPA minimum for most recent degree obtained
or submit verbal test scores above the 50th per-
centile and analytical writing scores above 3.5
on the Graduate Record Examination. The exam
must have been taken within the last five years.
2. Foundational knowledge in Bible and theology.
This requirement is satisfied by
one
of the fol-
lowing:
a. an undergraduate degree in Bible from an
accredited Bible college or Christian liberal
arts college or university (see Prerequisite
Policy)
b. a Bible certificate (see Prerequisite Policy)
c. a total of thirty (30) semester hours of course-
work in Bible and theology (see Prerequisite
Policy)
d. a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of spe-
cific Bible/theology courses (see Prerequisite
Policy).
3. For an international student whose first lan-
guage is not English, a score of 100 on the
Internet-based test, 250 on the computer-based
test or 600 or above on the paper version of the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
is required before being admitted into the M.A.
TESOL program.
College of Education Specific Requirements:
Master of Education
The Master of Education degree offers two differ-
ent concentrations: Educational Administration
and Curriculum and Instruction. Admissions
requirements vary slightly depending on the con-
centration desired. In addition to satisfying the
general admissions requirements listed above stu-
dents applying to the
Master of Education
must
satisfy the following requirements:
1. Evidence of ability to pursue successfully an
academic program. Students must have a 2.70
GPA minimum for most recent degree obtained
or submit verbal test scores above the 50th per-
centile and analytical writing scores above 3.5
on the Graduate Record Examination. The
exam must have been taken within the last five
years.
2. Previous experience in education. Students
applying to the
M.Ed.program can satisfy this
requirement by verifying either two years class-
room experience, a current teaching certificate,
an undergraduate degree in education, or a
minimum of two years educational administra-
tion.
3. Foundational knowledge in Bible and theology.
This requirement is satisfied by one of the fol-
lowing:
a. an undergraduate degree in Bible (either from
a Bible college or Christian liberal arts college
or university)
b. a Bible certificate (see Prerequisite Policy)
c. a total of thirty (30) semester hours of course-
work in Bible and theology (see Prerequisite
Policy)
d. a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of