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Degrees + Requirements

* The following is a general overview. For detailed information on all of our programs, please view the Graduate Bulletin


College of Business Administration
College of Communication + Fine Arts
School of Education
School of Film + Television
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Seaver College of Science + Engineering


Program/Degree Areas Deadline Test Additional
Materials
Letters
of Rec
College of Business Administration
Business Administration
MBA
•Entrepreneurial
•Finance
•Human Resources
•Info. Sciences
•Int'l Business
•Management
•Marketing
Rolling GMAT •2-3 Page
Personal
Statement
•Resume
2
Executive MBA
EMBA
(6+ Yrs Management Exp)
(10+ Yrs Work Exp)
n/a GMAT
(optional)
•Statement of Intent
•Resume
•Company Sponsorship
Letter
•Interview
2
College of Communication + Fine Arts
Marital + Family Therapy
(specializing in art therapy) 
MA
(Full-time Day Program)
($250 Deposit)
n/a Fall Only
Until Class is full
MAT
•10-20 page
Autobiography
•Art Portfolio
•Interview
Optional
School of Education
Doctorate in Education
Ed.D.
($500 deposit)
(3.75 GPA in Masters)
(20 Grad Level Units)
(3+ Yrs School Experience)
•Educational Leadership
for Social Justice


1/25
Summer/Fall
GRE
•Letter of Intent
(2-3 pages)
•Interview
•Resume
3
Administration
MA
•Preliminary +
Professional Tier
Credentials
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Additional requirements for
Credential
2
Biliteracy, Leadership +
Intercultual Education

MA
n/a 6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a

•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App


2
Catholic Inclusive
Education

MA
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
GRE
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
1
Catholic School
Administration

MA
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
3
Child + Adolescent
Literacy

MA
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a •Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
2
Counselng (Education;
Catholic School)
Guidance + Counseling

MA
•Pupil Personnel
Services: School
Counseling Credential
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
GRE(MA)
CBEST
(credential)
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
2
Elementary Education
MA/teacher practitioners
(Prerequisites)
(Full-time Teachers Only)
•2042 Multi Subject
Teaching Credential:
CLAD or BCLAD
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
CBEST
CSET
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
3
General Education
MA
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a •Letter of Intent
•Interview
2
Literacy + Language Arts
MA
(Full-time Teachers Only)
•Must do w/ Multiple
or Single Subject
Credential
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
CBEST •Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
0
Psychology (Educational)
MA
(BA in Psych and/or
Prerequisites)
•Pupil Personnel
Services: School
Psychology Credential
2/15
Summer/Fall
GRE
CBEST
(credential)
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
3
Secondary Education
MA/teacher practitioners
(Prerequisites)
(MA for Full-Time
Teachers only)

•2042 Single Subject
Teaching Credential:
CLAD or BCLAD
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
CBEST or
CSET or
Praxis II
SSAT
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
3
Special Education
MA
(Prerequisites)
(May be Combined w/
Multiple or Single
Subject Credential)
•Mild/Moderate
Specialist Teaching
Credential
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
GRE
•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
3
Catholic Inclusive
Certificate
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a •Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
1
Catholic School Administration
Certificate
n/a (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
n/a •Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Specific App
2
Reading
Certificate
•Must have credential (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
CBEST •Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Application
2
Teaching Elementary,
Secondary, Special
Education

2042 CLAD + BCLAD
Credentials
(Prerequisites)
(No Teaching Experience
Required)
•Multiple Subject
•Single Subject
•Mild/Moderate
(Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer

•Letter of Intent
•Interview
•Program Application
3
School of Film + Television 
School of Film + Television
MFA
(Full-time Day Program)
($250 Deposit)
•TV/Film Production
•Screenwriting
2/15 Fall GRE •Personal Statement
•Writing Sample (SCWR)
•Creative Work (PROD)
2
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts 
Bioethics
MA
n/a 3/1 Fall
10/1 Spring
2/1 Summer
GRE or
MAT
•Personal Statement
(Max 4 pages)
•Interview
2
English
MA
•Literature
•Creative Writing
•Rhetoric + Composition
4/1 Fall GRE •Personal Statement
(1.5-2 pages)
•Writing Sample
(10-15 pages)
2
Philosophy
MA
n/a
2/1 Fall
11/1 Spring
GRE •Personal Statement
(Max 4 pages)
•Writing Sample
(Max 10 pages)
2
Theological Studies
MA
•Theology
•Pastoral Theology

3/1 Fall


GRE
optional
•Personal Statement
2
Seaver College of Science + Engineering
Civil Engineering
MSE
n/a Rolling n/a •Letter of Intent
2
Environmental Science
MS
n/a Rolling n/a •Letter of Intent
2
Electrical Engineering
MSE
n/a Rolling n/a •Letter of Intent
2/optional
Computer Science
MS
n/a Rolling n/a •Letter of Intent
2/optional
Mechanical Engineering
MSE, Certificate
n/a Rolling n/a •Letter of Intent (MSE)
2/MSE only
Systems Engineering
Leadership

MS, MS/MBA, Certificate
•Systems Engineering
•MBA/Systems Eng
4/15 Summer
7/15 Fall
12/15 Spring
GMAT(dual
Degree)
•Letter of intent
•Resume
3
MA in Teaching Program
MAT
•Math only (Recommended)
6/15 Fall
11/15 Spring
3/15 Summer
•Letter of intent 1