Graduate Admission Requirements

• Graduate of a four-year regionally accredited college or university.
• A minimum, overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) unless specified otherwise below.  If not, either a minimum mean score on 2 out of 3 parts (verbal, quantitative, analytical writing) of the General GRE test OR a GPA of 3.5 on 6 hours of Longwood graduate courses that are part of the degree program to which the applicant is applying taken as a non-degree registrant within the last 12 months.
• Submit a 500 word or more personal essay in which you discuss your reasons for seeking graduate education.

• Submit a minimum of two recommendations related to your competence and effectiveness in your academic and professional work.

Additional Program Specific Requirements:

• Communication Sciences and Disorders program -Applicants to this program must have either an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or an undergraduate degree in an unrelated discipline with a minimum, overall undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale) and scores from the General Test of the GRE taken within the last five years. Applicants who already hold a master's degree are exempt from the GRE requirement. Applicants to this program must complete the following courses with a grade of B- or better before completing graduate coursework:  Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanisms, Phonetics (Transcription), Speech Science, Introduction to Audiology & Hearing Science, Language Development Across the Lifespan, Phonology & Language Disorders, Neurology of Human Communication, Morphology & Syntax, and Introduction to Clinical Practice, or courses deemed comparable by the CSDS graduate faculty.    Students without an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders would be enrolled in an 8 – 9 semester graduate program, completing prerequisite courses during their first two semesters. 
• English/Education & Writing, Literature, or 6-12 Initial Licensure programs - Applicants to these English concentrations must have an undergraduate major in English.  Consideration will be given to those having an English minor (18 credit hours), depending on the courses taken, but more undergraduate preparation may be required at the discretion of the deparmental graduate committee.  A minimum, overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required. 
• English/Creative Writing program - Applicants to this English concentration are expected to have an undergraduate minor in English (18 credit hours) or 18 hours beyond the general education level.  A writing sample of not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) pages in the genre of their choice is required.  (10 pages of poetry; or 15 pages of prose/fiction or non-fiction; or 20 pages of drama) 
• Business Administration program - Applicants who have not completed an undergraduate major or minor in business that includes principles level courses in financial accounting, managerial accounting, finance, management, marketing, macroeconomics, microecnomics, and statistics must take MANG 500 - Introduction to Business (6 credits) before enrolling in any other MBA courses.  The GMAT with a minimum score of 470 plus a minimum admission score of 1100 or greater are required.  The admission score is based on the following formula: GMAT + GPA (200) ≥ 1100.
• Education/Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Algebra & Middle School Mathematics program - Applicants are expected to have two years teaching experience including mathematics curriculum.
• Education/Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Elementary & Middle School Mathematics program - Applicants are expected to have two years teaching experience including mathematics curriculum.
• Education/Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Music program - Applicants are expected to have an undergraduate major in music education with a valid Virginia Collegiate Professional Teaching license or equivalent from another state.  A 15-30 minute video (VHS or DVD) of their teaching or rehearsal is required.
• Education/Educational Leadership program - Applicants are expected to have two years teaching experience and the recommendation of their principal or assistant principal.
• Education/Literacy & Culture program - Applicants are expected to be currently employed in a school division or have a minimum of two years teaching experience under a full-time teaching contract and the capacity to work directly with students in an educational setting as they proceed through the program. 
• Educational Leadership and Literacy & Culture Professional Endorsement programs - Applicants must have a master's degree and three years of teaching experience.
• Education degree or professional endorsement programs - A valid Virginia Collegiate Professional Teaching license or equivalent from another state is required as a prerequisite in specified programs.  See individual program listings. 
• Initial licensure programs - A passing Praxis I score or equivalent SAT or ACT scores or passing VCLA scores plus the equivalent SAT or ACT or passing Praxis I math score are required if applying to one of the programs leading to initial teaching licensure.