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Salem State College
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Salem, MA 01970
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M.Ed. Higher Education in Student Affairs
Applying
Application Deadline:
June 1. The program utilizes a cohort model, so admissions to the program are generally concluded by July 1 for the next academic year.
Admission Requirements
  • A completed application form and a $35.00 non-refundable application fee made payable to Salem State College.
  • An official transcript documenting the award of a bachelor's degree.
  • Official transcripts of any graduate courses taken or degrees held.
  • Three completed Reference for Graduate Admission forms. Please include references from people who have known you in both professional and academic capacities. Completed reference forms may have a letter attached to them.
  • Official copy of test results taken within the last five years documenting satisfactory performance on either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), unless a master's degree has been awarded.
  • All students for whom English is not a first language must submit satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in addition to their MAT or GRE scores.
  • A 500-1,000 word, type-written, double-spaced statement of purpose addressing the following questions: What factors in your personal and professional history have influenced you in the past and now lead you to seek admission to this program at Salem State College? What are your long-term professional goals, and how will this program help you meet them? Is there any other information that you think would help the admissions committee to evaluate your application?
  • Additional Requirement
    One course in Introductory Psychology or General Psychology
  • Additional Recommendation
    One course in measurement and evaluation, or equivalent (e.g., Statistics)

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