Education Specialist Degree in Teacher Leadership

• Applicants must possess a master’s degree in an education-related field, including at least 21 credits from among any of the following: teaching techniques, curriculum design, communication skills, education research/assessment, education leadership or administration.
• Applicants may apply for admission at any time during the year. A master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, for which applicant maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, is required for admission. Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework. All applicants must complete an interview with the program administrators.

Students with transcripts from universities located outside of the United States or a waiver country listed here are required to take and pass English Proficiency testing.

Saint Mary’s accepts:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 72
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0
• International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) with a minimum score of 4.0 or Pearson Test of English with a score of 51
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 100.

Applicants must submit the following:

1. A completed application form
2. An official transcript(s) issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits.
   • You have two possible options for obtaining official transcripts:
     1. Order official transcripts from all institutions yourself.
     2. Saint Mary’s can order and cover the cost of transcripts from institutions that allow third-party requests for eligible degree-seeking applicants. Contact your enrollment counselor for more information.
   • Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated on a course by course basis by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or One Earth International Credential Evaluators  and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards. Evaluations from an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) will also be accepted.
3. A personal statement which includes:
   • brief description of the applicant’s background, training, and experience; and
   • statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and their reasons for seeking admission to this program and,
   • description of the areas which the applicant considers to be their strengths and areas in which the applicant wishes to develop greater strengths and abilities and,
   • personal information the applicant wishes to share.
4. Names of one person (including title, organization, email, phone number) who could serve as a professional reference, if needed, during the application review process
5. A current résumé listing educational background and work experience.

Official Transcripts should be sent to Office of Admission:

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Office of Admission
2500 Park Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Or electronically: tcadmission@smumn.edu

Please reach out with any questions about the application process.

Phone: (612) 728-5100
Toll-free: (866) 437-2788

E-mail: tcadmission@smumn.edu

• December 6, 2024
• August 2, 2025

• Spring 2025
• Fall 2025

You can expect to be notified about your acceptance approximately two weeks following your application completion date.