In addition to the general requirements of the university specific requirements for admission to classified graduate status are:
- A valid teaching credential, or teaching, or related experience with coordinator approval;
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 overall and 3.0 in the major;
- Completion of the graduate entrance writing requirement;
- Three letters of recommendation, one from the institution where the candidate has most recently taught or is currently teaching, to be evaluated by faculty members in the program;
- A typewritten statement of purpose of no more than 500 words including the applicant's personal goals for the graduate educa¬tion program.
Students who do not meet these criteria may be admitted as a conditionally classified graduate student. Students admitted in this category may be changed to classified standing with approval of the program coordinator. No more than 20 quarter units may be used to demonstrate fit¬ness to complete the program.