LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Two week summer residency

Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences from an accredited institution, a 2.75 GPA or higher, and current employment as an FCS high school teacher.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Objective Statement
Provide information on your future educational goals and/or objectives and their relationship to pursuing graduate work at Concordia University Chicago. This is part of the online application.
Transcripts
Provide one official, sealed transcript from each institution through which a degree was earned.
International Transcripts
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a Concordia-approved international credentialing service. Concordia-Chicago accepts course-by-course evaluations fromWES (World Education Services) ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators), or AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers).
Two letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Objective Statement
Provide information on your future educational goals and/or objectives and their relationship to pursuing graduate work at Concordia University Chicago. This is part of the online application.
Transcripts
Provide one official, sealed transcript from each institution through which a degree was earned.
International Transcripts
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a Concordia-approved international credentialing service. Concordia-Chicago accepts course-by-course evaluations fromWES (World Education Services) ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators), or AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers).
Two letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Possess an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university; or a U.S. equivalent degree from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university.

Have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or better from the most recent 60 credits of coursework earned toward the bachelors degree and three years of related work history or equivalent experience.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution. Graduate Record Exam General (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Post University’s online degree program courses are offered in eight-week modules, six times a year.

Prospective students must hold a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The undergraduate record must demonstrate clear evidence of the applicants ability to undertake and successfully complete advanced study in the graduate field.

A one to two page, typed personal statement is required with every application. In general, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for admission but an applicant may describe in an essay reasons why this may not have been attained. In addition, a personal interview may be required for entry. Prospective students also may request a meeting with a graduate advisor to discuss the admissions process and requirements.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors Degree with 3.0 GPA
Statement of purpose (500-1000 words)
Professional resume
Three letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors Degree with 3.0 GPA
Statement of purpose (500-1000 words)
Professional resume
Three letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors Degree with 3.0 GPA
Statement of purpose (500-1000 words)
Professional resume
Three letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Bachelors Degree with 3.0 GPA
Statement of purpose (500-1000 words)
Professional resume
Three letters of recommendation

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

A bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution, a nationally accredited institution approved and documented by the faculty and dean of the College of Education, or an appropriately certified foreign institution.

A 2.7 grade point average for the bachelors degree, or a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for the last 60 hours of coursework (including graduate work).

A minimum written TOEFL® score of 550 (paper version), 213 (computer version), and 79 (In