6.4.d Recruiting and Admission Policies for Candidates
University of Cincinnati Requirements:
 High School - http://admissions.uc.edu/highschool/requirements.html
 International Freshman - http://admissions.uc.edu/international/requirements/requirementsfreshman.html
 Transfer - http://admissions.uc.edu/transfer.html
Admissions Criteria
Freshman
Contact: Ric Stackpole (556-2333)
Program
GPA
Rank
Test Scores
Top 60%
ACT/SAT >
21/980
18BSED:
ECE Early Childhood (PreK-3)
MDL Middle Childhood (4-9)
SEC Secondary Education (7-12)
> 2.7
No rank
available
SPED Special Education (K-12)
ACT/SAT >
22/1020
18BSED4:
Required HS Courses
4 English
3 Mathematics
2 Science
2 Social Studies
2 Foreign Language
Early Childhood Birth to 5yrs
Associate:
18AAS-DL ECLC
Options:
Special Education
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Secondary
18AAS-DL ECLC
ECE - Birth to 5yrs DL
Top 50%
N/A
N/A
4 English
2.0 GPA or GED AND two professional letters of
recommendation†
CECH
RWC
Clermont
N/A
28LART
34PMDL
N/A
N/A
N/A
See above†
18AAS-DL ECLC
28PECE
28PMCE
28PSSE
N/A
N/A
34ECE
34PMDL
34PCIT
N/A
N/A
Appeals: The Office of Admissions has a holistic admission appeal process which includes submission of a
secondary essay and a second review of courses, recommendations, and the new essay to determine
admission should they not meet the traditional standard set by statistics alone (GPA, Class Rank,
Standardized test score and Ohio Articulation units).
Admissions Criteria for Transfer Students
Transfer
Contact: Ric Stackpole (556-2333)
All students with previous UC work MUST be in good standing at UC (2.0 University GPA)
School of Education
Program
GPA
ECE Early Childhood Education
SEC Secondary Education
MDL Middle School Education
SPED Special Education
18BSED-DL Special Ed - Interpreting
18BSED4 Early Child Care-DL/Bacc.
18AAS-DL Early Child Care-DL/Assoc.
Required Courses
2.8
See Freshmen Coursework
2.5
2.25 AND 2professional letters of recommendation
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Credit Hours Earned
Admissible Quarter and Special
Circumstances
If a student has earned LESS than 30 semester or
36 quarter hours by June of the application year
Admit any quarter
If the student has earned 30-45 Semester hours
or 45-60 quarter hours by June of the application
year
Admit but refer to an Academic Advisor
immediately.
Transfer appeals are submitted directly to Mr. Stackpole, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Support
Services, who reviews their application and meets with the appropriate program chair for a second
review.
Education program requirements:
Curriculum and Instruction, STEM Education Policy & Practice
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18-CI-EDD-STEM/
Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching and Learning of School Subjects
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDCISS/
Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching and Learning, General Studies - Online
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDCI
Early Childhood Education, Birth to Age 5 focus, PreK Only Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED4-ECEB5-DL/
Educational Leadership + Principal Licensure, On Campus
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDEDLD/
Educational Leadership + Principal Licensure, Online
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDEDLD
Executive Leadership and Superintendent Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVSUPER/
Generalist Grades 4-5 Endorsement
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ECE-GEN/
Gifted, Talented, and Creative Endorsement
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18G-OPENPRFS-G/
Literacy, PK-16 Instruction
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDLTCY/
Middle Childhood Education
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDMDL/
Middle Childhood Education + Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDMDLL/
Middle Childhood Education Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-MDL/
Middle Childhood Education, Endorsement only
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18PBMDL/
Middle School Education Lang Arts & Natural Science
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-MDL-LN/
Middle School Education Language Arts & Mathematic
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-MDL-LM/
Middle School Education Social Studies & Math
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-MDL-SM/
Middle School Education Social Studies & Natural Science
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-MDL-SN/
National Board Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVTLNB-DL/
National Board Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVTLNB/
Reading Endorsement - Online
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVREAD-DL/
Secondary Education + Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDSEC/
Secondary Education - English Language Arts
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SEC-LA/
Secondary Education - Integrated Sciences
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SEC-SC/
Secondary Education - Integrated Social Studies
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SEC-SS/
Secondary Education - Mathematics
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SEC-MA/
Secondary Education Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SEC/
Special Education
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18EDDSPED/
Special Education - Language Arts & Mathematics
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SPED-LM/
Special Education - Language Arts & Natural Science
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18BSED-SPED-LN/
Special Education - Online
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18MEDSPEDL-DL/
Special Education Intervention Specialist K12 Licensure
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVSPED-I/
Teacher Leader
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18PDTL/
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, K12 Endorsement
http://www.cech.uc.edu/education/programs/18ADVTESOL/