Successful applicants to this program will have a bachelor’s degree with at least 15 undergraduate credit hours in reading or a related field. They will also be certified teachers with at least two years of teaching experience.

Prospective students must complete the online application at http://apply.embark.com/GRAD/UTPA. This application includes:

• Personal information, including educational history
• Uploading a written statement approximately one page long describing how this program will help the applicant meet their professional goals
• Entering email addresses for three people who know the applicant professionally and would be willing to write a letter of recommendation
• GRE scores (after the applicant has taken the GRE, scores will automatically be sent to UTPA and entered into the application)

Prospective students must also submit the following materials to the program coordinator:

• A Teacher Service Record indicating at least two years of teaching experience
• Official academic transcripts
• Copies of applicable Texas Educator Certificates

The application is not complete until all materials have been received. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

The UTPA Graduate School must clear your application before our program can accept you. However, acceptance into the UTPA Graduate School does not ensure acceptance into the Reading M.Ed. program.

Application Deadlines

All application materials (including GRE scores) must be submitted to the program coordinator by the following deadlines:

Once the application is complete the program coordinator and Reading faculty will review the files and make admission decisions. Prospective students will be informed of the admission decisions as soon as possible after the application deadline has passed.