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Master’s, Education Specialist, and Doctoral Programs

All applicants to the College of Education master’s, education specialist, and doctoral programs apply through the Graduate School’s admissions website. You will need create an account in SPIRE, the UMass Amherst student information system. Once you have a SPIRE account, you can begin uploading required documents such as transcripts, your personal statement, and recommendations into the system. Check individual program pages for requirements: most programs do not require GRE scores, some programs have additional requirements such as the MTEL. You will be able to track the status of your application through SPIRE. Students may not earn multiple Education degrees at the same level (M.Ed, Ph.D, Ed.S) per Graduate School Policy.

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Students interested in graduate programs apply through the Graduate School.

Learn more about becoming an international student at UMass Amherst.

Visit the Graduate School website for questions about the application process.

Deadlines

Please be advised that you can only apply to one concentration during an admission period.

Fall Admission: January 2

  • Priority Deadline: December 1. We will continue to review applications until the final College of Education application deadline (January 2). 

Spring Admission: October 1

Licensure

The 180 Days in Springfield program and Collaborative Teacher Education Pathway (CTEP) programs lead to initial teacher licensure in Massachusetts. Because of reciprocity agreements between states you may be able to transfer your license to another state. However, the College of Education at UMass Amherst makes no guarantees that this program meets teacher licensure requirements in any state other than Massachusetts. If you are seeking licensure in another state, you should contact Seung-eun Lee, slee [at] educ [dot] umass [dot] edu (slee[at]educ[dot]umass[dot]edu), for more information about how to determine whether this program will be appropriate for you.  Access to your state’s licensing agency is available on the Teacher Licensure Agency Directory.

Certificate Programs

Applications to graduate certificate programs are handled by the programs themselves. Most have rolling admissions. 

  • Bilingual and Dual Language Education Endorsement
  • Digital Media Design and Making in Education
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • Early Grade Reading in Developing Countries
  • Social Justice Education 

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