Admission Requirements

To apply to Barry University for the Master of Science in Educational Leadership, the following admission requirements must be met:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited or internationally recognized college or university with appropriate credits in related disciplines and/or professional education courses as indicated by transcript
• Undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher
• If undergraduate cumulative grade point average is less than 3.00 (B), then acceptable and recent score on the Miller Analogies Test or Graduate Record Examination
• Two letters of professional recommendation for graduate study
• Florida Teacher’s Certification or eligibility for certification only when enrolling in a state-approved certification program
• Statement of purpose and goals
• Documentation of successful teaching experience

To apply to Barry University for the Ed.S. degree, the following admission requirements must be met:

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or internationally recognized university with appropriate credits in related disciplines and/or professional education courses as indicated by transcripts
• Graduate cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (B) or higher
• Two letters of professional recommendation for graduate study
• Florida Teacher's Certification or eligibility for certification only when enrolling in a state-approved certification program
• Applicant's statement of purpose and goals

Special Student Status (Non-degree-seeking and provisionally accepted)

You may be permitted to take three graduate courses (nine credits) in Education on the basis of a signed application and proof of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Any of the courses taken under Special Student Status can be applied to a degree program only after you are fully accepted.

Registration

You must apply and be at least provisionally accepted in order to register as a graduate student (non-degree-seeking or degree-seeking).

Students who have been academically inactive for at least one calendar year and who wish to be readmitted must complete an application for readmission.