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New Mexico State University

Masters Admissions

Admission to the department's M.A. programs is based on the evaluation of a portfolio of materials that includes:

  • Undergraduate GPA
  • Graduate GPA (if applicable)
  • Psychometric score on the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Exam (aptitude portion) for SPED program applicants
  • Psychometric score on the Graduate Record Exam (aptitude portion) for CD program applicants
  • An academic vita
  • A one-page letter of interest in which the candidate cites relevant background experiences and personal motives for applying to the program
  • Three letters of reference
  • Other optional materials (as available) such as samples of writing, evidence of scholarship, indication of membership in a group traditionally underrepresented in graduate programs, or extenuating factors highlighted by applicants in their letters of interest