Admission Requirements

• Hold B.A./B.S. if applying for a Master of Arts degree; Master of Arts if applying for the Educational Specialist degree program;
  
  
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) on undergraduate work or the successful completion of a graduate level program. Students may be accepted with "conditional admission" if grade point averages are lower than these standards;
  
  
• Take the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) if the undergraduate GPA is a minimum of 2.75;
  
  
• Complete the application process:
  
  
  • File application forms and pay an application fee;
    
    
  • Submit an official transcript of all academic work, both graduate and undergraduate;
    
    
  • Submit three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicants ability to do graduate work - these three letters must come from a supervisor, a colleague, and a person of the applicant's choice.
    
    
• Satisfy the Murray Institute criteria:
  
  
  • Have worked in a Catholic school/parish for at least two years;
    
    
  • Commit to participate fully in and to complete the program;
    
    
  • Work in a Catholic school/parish for at least three years beyond completion of the degree program.