College of Graduate Studies - MTSU | Middle Tennessee State University

Program Requirements for Admission

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Program	Degree Offered / Concentration	Letters of Reference Required?	Required Test
Accounting and Information Systems	M.S. / Accounting M.S. / Information Systems	No	GMAT
Administration and Supervision	M.Ed. M.Ed. / Library Science Ed.S.	Yes	GRE,MAT or PRAXIS
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning	M.Ed.	Yes	GRE, MAT or PRAXIS
Aerospace Education	M.Ed.	Yes	GRE or MAT
Aviation Administration	M.S. / Airport/Airline Management M.S. / Aviation Asset Management	Yes	GRE or MAT
Biology	M.S.	No	GRE
Business Administration	M.B.A.	No	GMAT
Business Education	M.B.E.	Yes	GRE or MAT
Chemistry	M.S.	No	GRE
Computer Science	M.S.	No	GRE
Criminal Justice	M.C.J.	No	GRE or MAT
Curriculum and Instruction in Educational Leadership	M.Ed. M.Ed. / English as a Second Language Ed.S.	Yes	GRE, MAT or PRAXIS
Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education	M.Ed. / Early Childhood M.Ed. / Elementary Edu M.Ed. / Middle School Edu Ed.S. / Elementary Edu	No	GRE, MAT or PRAXIS
Curriculum and Instruction in Psychology	Ed.S. / School Psychology	Yes	GRE
Dyslexic Studies	Graduate Certificate	No
Economics	M.A. / Economics M.A. / Industrial Relations	No	GRE or MAT
Economics	Ph.D.	No	GRE
Engineering Technology	M.S. / Engineering Technology M.S. / Occupational Health and Safety	No	GRE
English	M.A. Ph.D.	Yes	GRE
Exercise Science	M.S.	Yes	GRE or MAT
Foreign Languages	M.A.T. / French M.A.T. / German M.A.T. / Spanish	No	GRE
Gerontology	Graduate Certificate	No
Health Care Management	Graduate Certificate	No
Health, Physical Education, Recreation	M.S. / Health M.S. / Physical Education M.S. / Recreation M.S. / Sport Management	Yes	GRE or MAT
History	M.A. M.A. / Public History Ph.D. in Public History	Yes	GRE
Human Performance	Ph.D.	Yes	GRE
Human Sciences	M.S. / Nutrition and Food Services M.S. / Child Development and Family Studies	No Yes	GRE or MAT
Literacy Studies	Ph.D.	Yes	GRE
Mass Communications	M.S.	Yes	GRE
Mathematics	M.S. / General Mathematics M.S. / Industrial Mathematics M.S. / Research Preparation M.S.T. / Middle Grade Mathematics M.S.T. / Secondary Mathematics	Yes	GRE or MAT
Music	M.A.	Yes	GRE
Nursing	M.S.N. / Nursing Education M.S.N. / Nursing Administration M.S.N. / Nursing Informatics M.S.N. / Advanced Practice	No	Must hold current RN License
Professional Counseling	M.Ed. / Mental Health Counseling M.Ed. / School Counseling	Yes	GRE
Professional Science	M.S. / Biostatistics M.S. / Biotechnology M.S. / Health Care Informatics	Yes	GRE
Professional Studies	M.P.S. / Stategic Leadership	Yes	GRE or Portfolio
Psychology	M.A. / Clinical M.A. / Experimental M.A. / Industrial/Organizational M.A. / Pre-Specialist in Ed.S / School Psy M.A. / Quantitative	Yes	GRE
Reading	M.Ed.	No	GRE or MAT
Recording Arts and Technology	M.F.A.	Yes	GRE
Social Work	M.S.W.	Yes	GRE
Sociology	M.A.	Yes	GRE
Special Education	M.Ed. / Mildly/Moderately Disabled M.Ed. / Preschool Disabled M.Ed. / Severely/Profoundly Disabled M.Ed. / Vision Disabilities	No	GRE, MAT or PRAXIS