Admission Requirements

The complexities of developing approved instructional programs have brought about a demand for highly trained specialists. This program is designed to prepare students as reading specialists (administrators and supervisors of reading programs, reading clinicians and teachers of reading) at elementary and secondary levels. The course of study affords the opportunity for application of the learned skills in closely supervised developmental, diagnostic and remedial situations.

• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
• A valid teaching certificate.
• Successful completion of the Analytical Writing Assessment or minimum of 3.5 on GRE writing section.
• Program admission:
  • In-service teachers (with more than 2 years of teaching experience) -- PRAXIS II score and one letter of recommendation from a current administrator who has completed a performance-based annual evaluation of the candidate’s ability.
  • In-service teachers who were certified prior to the PRAXIS II requirement -- submit two letters of recommendation (one from a current administrator and one from a professional colleague; the administrator must have completed a performance-based annual evaluation of the applicant's ability).
  • New teachers (one to two years of teaching experience) and international students -- take and pass GRE (minimum combined score of 700 on the verbal and quantitative sections).

Department Contact

Dr. Carolyn McCall
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone: (660) 562-1772
E-mail: cmccall@nwmissouri.edu