Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Apply to MA in Secondary Education via Cal State Apply
a. Pay appropriate fees
2. Upload written statement of purpose
a. Approximately 750 words
b. Demonstrate writing skills for graduate level work in secondary education
c. A continuation/elaboration of your research interest, and/or inclusive of
your goals for pursuing the degree and describing your readiness for the
program based on professional and academic preparation, and
dispositions as a teacher
3. Upload unofficial transcripts for pre-admission review purposes.
4. Request three (3) recommendation letters
a. One (1) from an educational place of employment that speaks to your
readiness to begin a MA degree, letter from principal on school letter head
is strongly encouraged
b. One (1) from your Curriculum and Instruction instructor
c. One (1) other faculty member who was not your Curriculum and
Instruction instructor
To meet the minimum eligibility standards for graduate study at San Francisco State, an applicant must:
1.Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, or shall have completed equivalent academic preparation as determined by the appropriate campus authority,
2.be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended,
3.Have a 3.0 GPA or better in their earned undergraduate degree or the last 60-semester (90-quarter) units completed, or have earned a post-baccalaureate degree, and
4.Meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations, as appropriate campus authorities may prescribe. In unusual circumstances, a campus may make exceptions to these criteria. IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL IBT-80, PBT-550, PTE- 59