Graduate Program Requirements Packet

Must be completed by the end of TWO semesters. Please see your advisor as soon as possible for guidance with the completion of this requirement. Please be advised, it's ultimately your responsibility to get this packet completed and into the early childhood and adolescent education office within the timeframe outlined in the packet.

• Your advisor will assist you but will not complete the packet for you.
• You will need to download and complete a hardcopy of this document!

Master’s In Reading

1. Click here for the Master's in Reading program requirements sheet
2. Click this link to be taken to the BU graduate office for a grad school application: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool
3. Link to graduate office forms: Assistantship Applications, Act 48, Recertification (Level II) plus more: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool/info
4. Additional Application requirements (beyond requirements of the graduate office)
   
   • Letter of intent (addressed to Dr. Cherie Roberts, mailed to the graduate office)
   • Two letters of recommendation (addressed to Dr. Cherie Roberts, mailed to the graduate office)
   • Transcripts
   • Copy of teaching certificate

Master’s In ECE PK-4 Without Certification

1. Click here for the Master's in ECE without Certification program requirements sheet
2. Click this link to be taken to the BU graduate office for a grad school application: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool
3. Link to graduate office forms: Assistantship Applications, Act 48, Recertification (Level II) plus more: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool/info
4. Additional Application requirements (beyond requirements of the graduate office)
   
   • Letter of intent (addressed to Dr. Cherie Roberts, mailed to the graduate office)
   • Transcripts
   • Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited University
   • GRE, MAT, or a Valid Teaching Certificate
   • Copy of teaching certificate

Master’s in Early Childhood PK-4 with Certification

1. Click here for the Master's in Early Childhood PK-4 with Certification program requirements sheet
2. Click this link to be taken to the BU graduate office for a grad school application: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool
3. Link to graduate office forms: Assistantship Applications, plus more: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool/info
4. Additional Application requirements (beyond requirements of the graduate office)
   
   • Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited University
   • GRE, MAT, or a Valid Teaching Certificate
   • Cumulative GPA 3.0 or greater
   • U.S. Citizenship to be certified to teach in Pennsylvania
5. Program Requirements – once accepted into the program (see program coordinator)
   
   • Graduate Program Requirement Packet (Gold Packet)
   • Clearances (Act 34, Act 151, FBI Fingerprinting, and Act 24)
   • Professional Liability Insurance
   • TB test
   • Completion of GPS (Graduate Professional Seminar) in first semester

Master’s in Middle Level Education Grades 4-8 with Certification

1. Click here for the Master's in Middle Level Education Grades 4-8 with Certification program requirements sheet
2. Click this link to be taken to the BU graduate office for a grad school application: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool
3. Link to graduate office forms: Assistantship Applications, plus more: http://www.bloomu.edu/gradschool/info
4. Additional Application requirements (beyond requirements of the graduate office)
   
   • Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited University
   • GRE, MAT, or a Valid Teaching Certificate
   • Cumulative GPA 3.0 or greater
   • U.S. Citizenship to be certified to teach in Pennsylvania
   • Undergraduate course requirements related to program specialization of choice (see program coordinator)

Program Requirements – once accepted into the program (see program coordinator)

• Graduate Program Requirement Packet (Gold Packet)
• Clearances (Act 34, Act 151, FBI Fingerprinting, and Act 24)
• Professional Liability Insurance
• TB test
• Completion of GPS (Graduate Professional Seminar) in first semester

Contact information for all of the above programs:

Dr. (Dianna) Cherie Roberts, Assistant Professor
Coordinator/Advisor Graduate Studies in the Department of EC & Adolescent Education
Bloomsburg University of PA
MCHS 3209
400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17821
570-389-4955
croberts@bloomu.edu

*Please note:  Information provided on this page and the included links are provided as a guide.  All programming decisions need to be approved by the coordinator.