The University of St. Thomas

School of Education

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Metro EdS 5

Earn your Education Specialist and Administrative Licensure


Application Deadline: October 6, 2008

St. Thomas seeks intelligent, highly motivated individuals who have demonstrated leadership skills and show the probability of success.

You may apply online or print the necessary application forms below. Other requirements should be sent in as they are completed. 


Applicants must submit:

1. $50 application fee. Make check payable to University of St. Thomas.

2. Application Form (pdf)

3. Official transcripts from regionally accredited colleges or universities of all undergraduate and graduate coursework. Transcripts must show completion of a bachelor’s degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.25. Transcript Request Form (pdf)

4. Admissions test results. If your GPA is below 3.25, you are required to take the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) with a minimum score of 390 or an equivalent Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of verbal 420, quantitative 550 and analytic writing 4.0.

5. Statement of purpose (pdf). This brief written statement will serve as a writing sample and a summary of your professional and academic goals.

6. Two letters of recommendation (pdf). Letters should be current and mailed directly to St. Thomas. Select a supervisor, colleague, or other person who can speak to your personal and professional strengths and your ability to succeed as a graduate student.

7. International Student Admissions Information

St. Thomas reserves the right to cancel or postpone the cohort if we do not received an adequate number of qualified applicants. In the event that the cohort is postponed, the new start date will be announced. If the start date of the cohort is postponed, and an adequate number of qualified applicants are still not received, the cohort will be canceled. In the event that the cohort is canceled, your application fee will be refunded in full.

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Mail application materials to:


University of St. Thomas
Off-Campus Admissions
MOH 217
1000 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2009