Application Deadlines

5-Year Program with initial licensure (CNU Juniors only):

• February 1 of Junior year

MAT with Initial Licensure and Initial Licensure programs:

• October 15 for spring admission
• January 15 for summer admission

See program requirements.

• Submit your completed application through CNU Live, including all items listed below, to Graduate Studies
  ( gradques@cnu.edu ), by February 1 of your Junior year.
• Have completed at least 65 undergraduate credits. See program requirements.
• Hold a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Download a copy of your current CNU transcript through CNU LIVE. Save it as a PDF and send it as an attachment to Graduate Admission at: gradques@cnu.edu
• Have SAT score of 1100 or higher (with a minimum of 530 in the verbal and quantitative sections)*  or  ACT composite score of 24 (with English plus Reading Score no less than 46 and Math Score no less than 22)* on file with CNU or submit PRAXIS I scores** ( 532 composite )
  * All test scores must be less than 5 years old
  ** Praxis I Test Tips
• Log in to CNU Live to send 2 Recommendation Forms electronically, one from a professor in your major.
  Music Majors: One of your letters of recommendation must be from your program advisor.
• Submit a Resume  -  One to two pages, indicating your education, achievements, and employment to date.  The resume must be typed and sent in PDF format in an email attachment to  gradques@cnu.edu
• Electronically submit responses to the 2 essay questions on the application.
  You may want to prepare the responses on a WORD doc and copy them into the box on the application.
• Note: The application fee is waived for 5-year program applicants.
• Obtain a fingerprinting/background from Newport News Public Schools
  1. Come by the MAT office (McM 253) to arrange for a time for your background check.  The latest you can sign up for a time in Fall 2012 is Friday, Dec. 7. Other times will be arranged for January 2013.
  2. When you sign up, you will need to pick up and fill out four (4) forms:
          1 AUP form (computer use authorization form)
          2 Child Protective Services forms 
          1 release of information for fingerprinting form.
  ** You have to fill these out and bring them with you  when you go for your background check.
  3. Obtain a cashier's check or money order for $44, payable to Newport News Public Schools, and bring it with you on the day of your background check. No cash, credit cards, or personal checks will be accepted.
• Reference our checklist for 5-year program applicants.

You should:

• Submit your completed application, including all items listed below, to Graduate Studies by October 15 (for spring admission) or January 15 (for summer admission).
  Note: First time users will be prompted to create an account.
• Have a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA (MAT with Initial Licensure program) or a 2.8 cumulative GPA (Initial Licensure program).
• Hold a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area from an accredited college or university.
• Submit official transcripts of all coursework.
• Have and submit passing scores on the Praxis I exam *Praxis I Test Tips.
• Log in to CNU Live to send 3 letters of recommendation electronically, including one from a professor, if possible. Note: First time users will be prompted to create an account.
• Complete the application, including essay questions and resume.
• Obtain a fingerprinting/background from Newport News Public Schools
  1. Come by the MAT office (McM 253) to arrange for a time for your background check.  The latest you can sign up for a time in Fall 2012 is Friday, Dec. 7. Other times will be arranged for January 2013.
  2. When you sign up, you will need to pick up and fill out four (4) forms:
          1 AUP form (computer use authorization form)
          2 Child Protective Services forms 
          1 release of information for fingerprinting form.
  ** You have to fill these out and bring them with you  when you go for your background checkk.
  3. Obtain a cashier's check or money order for $44, payable to Newport News Public Schools, and bring it with you on the day of your background check. No cash, credit cards, or personal checks will be accepted.
• Reference our Graduate Studies applicant checklist.

For further information on scholarships and student loans, please contact the Financial Aid Office.  Note that many of these scholarships are application AFTER you have been admitted to the CNU MAT program.

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