Undergraduate

Applicants for the Bachelor of Arts in early childhood education must submit an application to Clark Atlanta University
through the university's admission process ( www.cau.edu ). Students will be classified as pre-education majors until
accepted to the School of Education. Once students are accepted to the School of Education their classification will change to education major (click here for How to Become an Official Education Major ).

Graduate

To apply to the School of Education for any of our graduate programs, submit an application and all supporting documents
to the Office of Graduate Admissions. ( Do not send transcripts, letters of recommendation, or other supporting
documents to the School of Education . ) The Office of Graduate Admissions may be reached by calling (404) 880-6605.

Once a complete application file is received by the Office of Graduate Admissions, it will be forwarded to the appropriate
department in the School of Education. Please allow 4 weeks from the date that the complete application file was forwarded to the department to receive an admission decision by mail. If an admission decision has not been received after 4 weeks,
the applicant should contact the department (see chart below).

The following chart provides an overview of the admission requirements to our graduate programs. For more detailed admission requirements, please click on the program below.

Official Transcripts

Transcripts must be sent directly from each college/university attended to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Transcripts issued to the student are not considered official, even if marked official and sealed.

Praxis I/GACE

The Praxis test series is administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). For more information,
visit www.ets.org /praxis or call (800) 772-9476. The Praxis I test must be taken by September 1, 2006. After that date,
Georgia will switch to the GACE test administered by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES). For more information, visit www.gace.nesinc.com or call (866) 565-4849.

Students who have received the following minimum combined test scores or who have a T-4 (or higher) certificate from the
Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) are exempt from taking the Praxis I test:

SAT: 1,000 (The combined score is obtained by adding the verbal and the math scores.)

ACT: 43 (The combined score is obtained by adding the English and math scores.)

GRE: 1,030 (The combined score is obtained by adding the verbal and quantitative scores.)

(For the purpose of exemption from Praxis/GACE tests, the scores above do not have an expiration date.)

Statement of Intent

The Statement of Intent should be one to two pages and should describe your interest in the program to which you are
applying and your goals. S tatement of Intent may be the heading for the document. Remember to include your name.
(The Department of Educational Leadership has a 4-point guide for the Statement of Intent on each program's information page.)

Resume

Include an updated resume with current contact information.

Letters of Recommendation

We do not use a standard recommendation form. Letters of recommendation should be written on letterhead or stationery
when applicable. They do not have to be addressed to anyone.

All graduate degree programs require three letters of recommendation. Two of those three recommendation letters
should be from a professor, the other from an employer. At least one of the two required recommendation letters for the
postbaccalaureate programs should be from a professor, the other from an employer.

Minimum GRE Score

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS). For more information,
visit www.ets.org /gre or call (866) 473-4373. Minimum GRE scores may be obtained by adding the scores from the
verbal and quantitative sections. Though we consider the score from the essay, it is not factored into the minimum
score that is obtained by adding the verbal and quantitative scores.

*Only GRE scores taken within 5 years of the application date will be considered.

Department of Curriculum (404) 880-8485

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary Education (Grades 6-12) Math

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary Education (Grades 6-12) Science

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Special Education General Curriculum* (Prekindergarten-12)

Postbaccalaureate Certification (P.B.) in Early Childhood Education (Prekindergarten-5)

Postbaccalaureate Certification (P.B.) in Special Education Adapted Curriculum** (Prekindergarten-12)

*In accordance with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission's changes, the name and content of this
program are in the process of being updated from the Master of Arts in Interrelated program.

**In accordance with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission's changes, this program is in the process of
being updated from the mental retardation certification program. The certification programs in behavior disorders and
learning disabilities
are no longer offered as individual programs.

Department of Educational Leadership (404) 880-6015

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Educational Leadership

Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership

Certification in Educational Leadership

Department of Counseling and Psychological Studies (404) 880-8508

Master of Arts (M.A.) in School Counseling