Admission Procedures

Applicants should normally submit the following materials 60 days before the beginning of the term in which they wish to enroll.

1. Submit completed application and $75.00 application fee, which is neither refundable nor applicable against other school fees.
2. A 3.0 or higher GPA in the last 60 hours of upper-division work that led to the bachelor’s degree (all master’s degree coursework for the Ed.S.) from a regionally accredited institution or a minimum score of 1000 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a minimum score of 410 (68th percentile) on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) will be required. Official test results should be mailed directly to the Director of Graduate Admission. Test scores more than five years old are not usually accepted.
3. Two professional recommendations completed on forms provided by the Admission office.
   At the time of admission to the Florida state approved educational leadership master’s program, the student must secure a high performing school principal, veteran assistant principal, or district-level administrator to serve as mentor during the program of study. This agreement must be in the form of a letter on school or district stationery signed by the prospective mentor. Florida state approved educational leadership master’s candidates must meet applicable state of Florida ESOL requirements prior to completing their degree program.
4. Current complete resume.
5. A statement of professional education goals must be provided by the applicant. This statement must clearly outline the applicant's educational goals and how meeting those educational goals will enable him or her to meet his or her professional goals (250 words or more).
6. Submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions previously attended, foreign and/or U.S. institutions, to the Office of Graduate Admission. A U.S. $225 credential evaluation fee or U.S. equivalency evaluation must accompany transcripts from foreign institutions certified by an approved evaluation service. Graduates or former students of Saint Leo University do not need to submit transcripts if they have previously submitted them and are on file at the University.
7. Copy of the applicant’s valid professional teaching certificate, unless waived. A professional teaching certificate is required for the Educational Leadership Concentration and MED with Reading Concentration. Candidates for the Exceptional Student Education concentration are expected to have the ESOL endorsement. Master of Science in Instructional Design candidates are exempt from this requirement.
8. All international students whose native language is not English are required to submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) or 80 (internet based). Applicants holding an undergraduate degree from an academic institution within the United States, an English-speaking country, or from an institution where the language of instruction is English are not required to take the TOEFL examination.
9. Contingent admission or non-degree-seeking students may be granted only for up to six semester hours of graduate work.
10. After the application has been processed, the Director of Graduate Admission may contact the applicant for a personal interview.
11. Completed applications will remain active for two years.

Admission decisions are competitive and based on consideration of all criteria. Each applicant is evaluated individually. The candidate's motivation, maturity, work experience, and leadership qualities are carefully considered along with academic records and test scores.

A special discount is available for MED students. For degree seeking students pursuing an education degree, MED students are eligible for a $300 discount per course from Saint Leo University. Please call Graduate Admissions at 1-800-707-8846 to inquire and for details regarding this discount.