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Longwood
University Admission Requirements
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Graduate of a
four-year regionally accredited college or university.
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A minimum,
overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) OR a minimum mean
score on 2 out of 3 parts (verbal, quantitative, analytical writing) of the
General GRE test OR a GPA of 3.5 on
6 hours of Longwood graduate courses that are part of the degree program to
which the applicant is applying taken as a non-degree registrant within the
last 12 months.
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500 word or more
personal essay in which you discuss your reasons for seeking graduate
education. *
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Two
recommendations related to your competence and effectiveness in your
academic and professional work. *
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Passing Praxis I or equivalent
SAT or ACT score, if applying to one of the initial teaching licensure programs.
*See
Application Procedures
for complete instructions.
Note: No more than nine Longwood
non-degree graduate hours may be counted towards a degree, certificate or
licensure program. Students are expected to apply to a Longwood graduate
program prior to enrolling in classes. At the latest, all application
materials
should be received before the completion of six hours.
The Longwood University Graduate Admissions Application
is available via regular mail. If you wish to have an
information/application packet mailed to you, please complete the information
request form at this link, and one will
be mailed to you promptly. You
may also access the materials on the Graduate Studies web site at
this link. You must have Adobe Acrobat
Reader 3.0 or above to view the PDF file or you may apply online.
Admissions
- English
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Students admitted to the Creative Writing
concentration are expected to have at least an undergraduate minor in
English. consideration will be given to those having the equivalent of
18 hours beyond the general education level, but such consideration will
depend on the courses taken. More undergraduate preparation may be
required at the discretion of the departmental graduate committee.
Applicants must submit a writing sample of not less
than ten (10) and not more than twenty (20) pages in the genre of their
choice. (10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose/fiction or
nonfiction or 20 pages of drama)
- Students admitted to the English Education and
Writing concentration are expected to have an English major, minor or
equivalent.
- Students admitted to the English 6-12 Initial
Licensure concentration are expected to have an undergraduate major or
at least a minor (18 credit hours) in
English with courses in grammar and linguistics required. Survey
courses in American, British, and world literature are preferred and
additional undergraduate preparation may be required at the discretion
of the departmental graduate committee. All applicants must have passed
the Praxis I or the equivalent SAT or ACT scores.
- Students admitted to the Literature concentration are
expected to have an undergraduate major in English, a minimum of thirty
(30) hours. Consideration will be given to those having an English
minor, minimum eighteen (18) hours, depending on the courses taken, but
more undergraduate preparation may be required at the discretion of the
departmental graduate committee.
Admissions
- Modern Languages
- Students admitted to the Master of Science in
Education with a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Modern
Languages concentration are expected to have an undergraduate major in
French, German or Spanish and a valid Virginia Collegiate Professional
License or equivalent from another state.
- Students admitted to the Master of Science in
Education with a Modern Languages/ESL PreK-12 Initial Licensure
concentration are expected to have an undergraduate major or minor in
French, German or Spanish or be a native speaker of the language with a
bachelor's degree. English as a Second Language students must
present the equivalent of at least three upper-level undergraduate
courses in a foreign language for admission, or may take these
undergraduate courses during the course of their study in this program. Applicants must also submit passing scores on
Praxis I or an equivalent SAT or ACT score.
Admissions
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