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Graduate Studies

The university offers 15 distinctive graduate programs to help you make your move in your chosen profession.
The most costly education is the one you never receive. Contact a graduate admissions counselor to take your next step today.
The MSEd in Exceptional Needs gives licensed teachers the training they need to manage each student’s unique learning style.
Complete your MS in Environmental Science in as little as two years, even while attending part-time.
Through a hybrid model of classroom and online learning, you can achieve your MSN in Community Health Education or Family Nurse Practitioner.
The RN-MSN transition program gives licensed RNs the opportunity to go straight to the MSN without stopping for the BSN.
Our PA program provides one-on-one clinical rotations and uses a problem-based learning approach.
Pastoral Counseling helps clergy of all faiths improve their counseling skills.
You can earn a Master of Arts in Studio Art in the traditional classroom/studio manner, or by working off campus with regular meetings with your instructor.
Obtain your degree on your terms. The MBA program offers evening and weekend classes designed to fit your busy schedule.

Jeanne Sheridan Teaching students

Master of Education - Exceptional Needs

The MSEd is one of the only programs in the state of Indiana that fully comply with the No Child Left Behind Act

Requirements

In addition to university admission requirements, the School of Professional Studies requires:

  • A Standard Teaching License and/or a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. NOTE: Completion of the teaching license coursework is part of the program requirements for exceptional needs if the candidate does not hold a valid teaching license
  • Non-licensed candidates must successfully pass the PRAXIS I exam
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
  • If your undergraduate GPA is below a 3.0, you are required to take the Graduate Record Exam and submit the scores to the university
  • A statement of career goals
  • A letter of recommendation and an "Assessment of Professional Potential" from two people capable of speaking authoritatively about the applicant's academic ability and teaching potential
  • Candidate interview with the Education Department

A criminal history check and sex offender check (within the current year) (not an admissions requirement, but required upon acceptance to the program)