To be admitted into the program for the Master of Science degree in elementary or secondary education at Indiana University Northwest, the candidate must successfully meet multiple criteria for demonstrating preparedness for study. While graduates may enroll in graduate-level education courses before being formally admitted into the master's program, no more than 12 such credit hours of appropriate graduate course work may be applied to the master's degree program except in the special programs outlined later in this bulletin.

Candidates for admission to the master's degrees in education must:

• Have graduated from an accredited institution of higher education with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and provide transcripts to that affect. 
• Hold a valid teacher's license.
• Submit two letters of reference from K-12 school officials.