Students pursuing graduate study in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction have the option of three (3) types of programs leading to the Master of Arts degree. Licensure programs are those that require a teaching license for full admission and may lead to additional licensing. The non-licensure degree-granting programs do not necessarily require a teaching license for full admission nor do they lead to licensing. The postbaccalaureate program is for those whose undergraduate area is outside education or for those that do not have a teaching license but wish to become licensed.
Overall undergraduate QPA of 2.5 or above upon completion of a baccalaureate degree program.
Three (3) current letters of recommendation from those who have adequate knowledge of the applicant's professional qualities or potential for success as a graduate student.
A minimum score of 380 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (raw score of 31 on tests taken prior to October 2004) a GRE Score of:
- Exceed 150 on Verbal Reasoning and score 138 or above on Quantitative Reasoning AND a score of 4.0 and above is required on Analytical Writing,
OR
-Exceed 141 on Quantitative Reasoning and score 143 or above on Verbal Reasoning AND a score of 4.0 or above is required on Analytical Writing.
The MAT/GRE admission requirement for the Master's program in Curriculum and Instruction will be waived for Tennessee Tech education majors who have successfully passed EdTPA, Praxis, and teaching license requirements with an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. This requirement will be waived for up to three years beyond the graduation date.
The requirements will be confirmed through the Office of Teacher Education and the College of Graduate Studies.
International applicants must also meet the English Language Requirement by providing FLS Level 18 and test results on one (1) of the following:

TOEFL - minimum IBT of 71 (FLS not required with TOEFL), PBT- 525
IELTS - minimum score of 6.0
PTE Academic - minimum score of 48