Graduate Program Overview

This guide to graduate studies in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education is designed to provide an overview of information about the department and its offerings and requirements. We hope you will find the booklet helpful in explaining the many facets of the opportunities in our department. We hope also that you will use this guide as a reference for planning your program of studies.

The  Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department emphasizes the joined study of literacy, second language learning, and English Education. The faculty has two primary concerns: the preparation of reading specialists to work in colleges and universities; federal, state and local governmental agencies; school reading clinics; and business and industry. Programs prepare people to work at the elementary, secondary, college and adult levels. A strong research and development emphasis coupled with the technological resources of the School of Education's "show case" building, the presence on campus of two ERIC centers, and funded research projects directed by many department faculty provide an unusually rich environment for scholarly effort. Several specialized centers relate to the department: The Student Academic Center (college reading); The Center for Reading and Language Studies; The Reading and Communication Skills and Development Center and the Center for Innovative Assessment. Special training and work experience opportunities are available for graduate students in these centers.

Graduate Degrees Offered

The  Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department offers the Ph.D., Ed.D., Ed.S. and Master's Degrees.

Certification options:

• English as a Second Language Minor Program
• Reading Minor
• Instructional Supervisor of Reading
• Director of Reading
• Literacy Minor

Application Procedures

Where to Apply for Graduate Admissions

Indiana University

Graduate Admission Office

201 North Rose Street

Education Building Room 4214

Bloomington, Indiana 47405

(812) 856-8552

On Line Application (US citizens):

 

International Students request applications via e-mail: (intladm@indiana.edu)

Send Applications to:

International Admissions

Indiana University

300 N. Jordan Avenue

Bloomington, IN 47405-7700, USA

Application deadlines

Fall: June 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: March 1

Application Fees

Application Fees (U.S. Citizen) = $55

International Students = $65

Admission requirements

• GRE Scores for Master's Degree: As of Oct. 1, 2002: Specialist and Master's programs require a score of 900 combined on the verbal and quantitative sections and a 3.5 score on the analythical writing section. This translates into a combined verbal, quantitative, and analytic score of 1300 in the old format. GRE waiver will be given to domestic Master's program applicants who have an undergraduate degree from an institution within the United States with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better. The GRE is mandatory for all international students who apply for a Master's, Ph.D, or Ed.D. The same way that it is mandatory for all domestic Ph.D. and Ed.D applicants.
• GPA 3.0 (4 point scale) for undergraduate work