Graduate and Licensure Students
Are you seeking new opportunities to gain a deeper understanding of the world around you, stay competitive in the job market, and follow your passions? Greensboro College offers six graduate degrees and opportunities to acquire your teaching licensure. Our programs for our graduate and professional students offer one-on-one faculty attention, as well as in-depth and application-based academic curriculums to help students succeed in their careers and in life.
Admissions Criteria
Our graduate and professional student admission requirements vary by degree. However, upon admission, all applicants must have:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Undergraduate GPA 3.0 or higher (applies to Licensure Plus, M.A., M.A.T., and M.Ed. programs)
- Two letters of recommendation
- Writing sample and/or essay submission
- A transcript evaluation by a NACES-approved agency for any degree earned outside of the United States and for evaluation of transfer credit. International students may use any approved member at naces.org or use the SpanTran portal here: SpanTran tool
- Photocopy of a Visa (for international students)
Programs and Requirements
Greensboro College offers the following graduate degree and advanced licensure programs. Each have unique application requirements:
- Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Master of Education in Birth-Kindergarten Education
- Master of Education in Elementary Education
- Master of Education in Special Education–General Curriculum, or in Special Education–Adapted Curriculum
- Master of Arts in Theology, Ethics, and Culture
- Licensure Plus Master of Arts in Teaching for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Licensure Plus Master of Arts in Elementary or Special Education
- PAL (Piedmont Alternative Licensure) Program
- Post Baccalaureate Licensure Only Programs
Graduate Application
If you are a first-time applicant to Greensboro College’s graduate program, please complete the first-time application. FIRST-TIME APPLICATION
If you have attended Greensboro College before and would like to reenroll, please complete this abbreviated application for Readmission. READMIT APPLICATION
If you applied for admission within the last year, but did not enroll, please complete this abbreviated Reactivate Application. REACTIVATION APPLICATION
If you applied for admission to Greensboro College longer than a year ago, please complete the new student application. 23 AND OLDER APPLICATION
Contact Information
- Birth Through Kindergarten – Dr. Susan Connelly sconnelly@greensboro.edu; Phone: (336)-272-7102, ext. 5414
- Elementary – Dr. Laura Handler laura.handler@greensboro.edu Phone: (336) 272-7102, ext. 5266
- Special Education – Dr. Natasha Veale natasha.veale@greensboro.edu Phone: (336)-272-7102, ext. 5355
- English as a Second Language – Dr. Elena King elena.king@greensboro.edu Phone: (336)-272-7102, ext. 5750
- K-12: Art, Music, Health and Physical Education, Theatre, Middle Grades: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Secondary Grades: English, Science, Math, Social Studies – Dr. Rebecca Blomgren – blomgrenr@greensboro.edu Phone: (336)-272-7102, ext. 5262
- M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – Dr. Michelle Plaisance michelle.plaisance@greensboro.edu; Phone: 336-272-7102, ext. 5385
- M.A. In Theology, Ethics and Culture – Rev. Dr. Robert Brewer rbrewer@greensboro.edu
Greensboro College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, or against qualified handicapped persons, disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam era as identified and defined by law in the recruitment and admission of students and the operations of its programs.
