Curriculum and Instruction, M.S. with Reading Specialist Certification

Standard Graduate Admission Deadline

A standard university application is required.

• Bachelor's Degree and a 3.000 GPA over the last 60 semester credit hours.
• Graduate Records Examination (GRE):
  
  • GRE is not required if cumulative GPA is 3.00 or above or if GPA in last 60 hours is 3.00 or above.
  • GRE is required if cumulative GPA is 2.75- 2.99 and GPA in last 60 hours is below a 3.00 or if cumulative GPA is below a 2.75 and GPA in last 60 hours is 2.75-2.99.
  • Minimum required GRE scores: 294 combined on the Quantitative and Verbal, 3.5 Analytical Writing
• Hold a valid Texas Teaching Certificate
• Official Transcripts
  • Students should submit official transcripts from every college or university attended to the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Office of Admissions or International Admissions.
  • Please review New Student Admissions in the Graduate Catalog under Transcripts and Records Information to learn how to submit an official college transcript to UHCL.

The following items must be uploaded to your UHCL E-Services account (assigned after you have completed the online application):

• Letter of Support from School Building Administrator
• Teacher Service Record (TSR)
• College of Education Advanced Certification Program Application
• Admissions Essay (1-2 pages) that addresses the following prompt:
  • From your experiences, what do you see as the importance of reading specialists in the school? Please be sure to discuss the importance for teachers and students.

Admission Essay will be scored based on program established rubrics.

Once your application has been approved, you will be prompted to formally accept your office of admission to the program and pay a required $37 TEA Admission fee.