Correctional and Alternative Education M.A.
Getting Started
Admission to the Program
In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements for admission to classified status follow:
1. A valid teaching credential or teaching experience;
2. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in all courses taken in education;
3. Completion of the graduate entrance writing requirement;
4. Three letters of recommendation, one from the school where the candidate has most recently taught or is currently teaching, to be evaluated by faculty members in the program.
Students who do not meet these criteria may be admitted as conditionally classified graduate students. No more than 20 quarter units may be used to demonstrate fitness to complete the program (to move from conditional to classified status).
Advancement to Candidacy
In order to be advanced to candidacy a student must have the following:
1. Achieved classified standing;
2. Completed with a grade point average of 3.0 ("B"), at least 16 quarter units of applicable course work in graduate standing, at least 12 of which have been taken at this campus and approved by an advisor in the College of Education;
Note: Between the time of completing 15 and 23 units of applicable course work the student is required to apply for advancement to candidacy.
3. Satisfactorily completed EDCA 614 and EDUC 603;
4. Secured approval of candidacy from the College of Education;
5. Filed an approved graduate program for completion of the degree. This must be prepared in consultation with an advisor in the College of Education and approved by the program coordinator.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.