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Admission Requirements: MS in Leadership in Pre K-12 Education

To apply for this program, the following is required:

  • Application Form
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Interview
  • CV/Resume (optional)

Domestic Students

  Application Form

The application form is quick and easy, taking less than 15 minutes to complete. 

  Bachelor's Degree

Applicants to this program must possess a bachelor's degree in a closely related field.

  Transcripts

For domestic students, transcripts from the regionally accredited colleges or universities that awarded your baccalaureate degree may be sent through one of the methods noted below. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial admissions review; however, official transcripts must be received to complete an applicant’s file and enroll in the subsequent term.

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  Letters of Recommendation

One recommendation submitted directly from an individual familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional competencies, character, and potential to complete rigorous graduate studies. Academic recommendations from professors, instructors, or academic advisors; or professional recommendations from supervisors for employment, volunteer work, internship, or related activity satisfy this requirement. The online Recommendation Form should be emailed by your recommender to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu. 

  Statement of Purpose

A 250-500 word statement of purpose in which the applicant discusses his or her personal and professional goals and how completing this degree will enable those goals, emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu if not included in your online application.

  Interview

A personal interview may be required.

  CV/Resume (optional)

Your professional CV or resume emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

  Exception Request

If your baccalaureate or master's degree GPA is lower than 3.0, please fill out this Exception Request Form and email it to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

International Students

  Application Form

The application form is quick and easy, taking less than 15 minutes to complete. 

  Bachelor's Degree

Applicants to this program must possess a bachelor's degree in a closely related field.

  Transcripts

All applicants who received or will receive their degree from a university outside of the US (unless the degree is from a university that is already regionally accredited within the US) are required to submit a detailed foreign transcript evaluation report from any National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member, such as the International Education Research Foundation or the World Education Services, Inc.

A detailed foreign transcript evaluation report will contain the following:

  • Foreign transcripts translated into English.
  • A detailed course-by-course report with the grade point average calculated on a US 4.0 scale.
  • A determination of US degree equivalency (regional accreditation equivalency is required).

If you are attending school outside of the US and have not completed your bachelor's degree at the time of application, we would need your current NACES member international transcript evaluation (please see above for requirements). Upon degree completion, you are required to provide official transcripts in a sealed envelope directly from the institution that awarded your degree prior to enrollment.

Please have the evaluation service, send your updated evaluation to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

  Letters of Recommendation

One recommendation submitted directly from an individual familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional competencies, character, and potential to complete rigorous graduate studies. Academic recommendations from professors, instructors, or academic advisors; or professional recommendations from supervisors for employment, volunteer work, internship, or related activity satisfy this requirement. The online Recommendation Form should be emailed by your recommender to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu

   Statement of Purpose

A 250-500 word statement of purpose in which the applicant discusses his or her personal and professional goals and how completing this degree will enable those goals, emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu if not included in your online application.

  Interview

A personal interview may be required.

  CV/Resume (optional)

Your professional CV or resume emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

  TOEFL or IELTS Exam

If your first language is not English, you must submit a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). If taking the Internet-based TOEFL test, you will need a minimum score of 80. Information concerning the availability of this test outside of the US can be obtained by contacting TOEFL, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA, or online. Our TOEFL code is 4630. As an alternative to the TOEFL, you may submit a score of at least 6.5 on the IELTS exam. Scores can be sent electronically by choosing "Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology" from the dropdown menu.

  Exception Request

If your baccalaureate or master's degree GPA is lower than 3.0, please fill out this Exception Request Form and email it to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

 

In an effort to process your application quickly, we only accept electronic application materials.