Admissions Requirements

When applying to the Educational Research (online program), M.S. program, you will need to submit several documents for review.

• Online Application
• Application Fee of $50
• Goals Statement (upload with the application)
• Resume (upload with the application)
• Two Letters of Recommendation (identify your recommenders on the application)
• Official Transcript: minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA required for admission
  • submit transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
• GRE scores:
  • institution code 5251
  • scores may not be more than five years old at time of application submission

IMPORTANT: Georgia State University is not authorized to deliver online academic programs to out-of-state students residing in Kentucky and Massachusetts. If you reside in one of these states, you may consider attending classes on-site. For more details, take a look at the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Program of Study

Professional Studies (9)
Required (9):

• EPRS 7900 Methods of Research in Education (3)
• EPSF 7120 Social and Cultural Foundations of Education (3)
• EPY 7080 The Psychology of Learning and Learners (3)

Major (27)
Required (3):

• EPS 7991 Master’s Project (3)

Choose 24 Hours of Courses:

• EPRS 7910 Action Research (3)
• EPRS 7920 Classroom Testing, Grading and Assessment (3)
• EPRS 8530 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education I (3)
• EPRS 8540 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education II (3)
• EPRS 8550 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education III (3)
• EPRS 8600 Computer Use in Educational Research (3)
• EPRS 8620 Educational Evaluation (3)
• EPRS 8640 Case Study Methods(3)
• EPRS 8830 Survey Research, Sampling Principles and Questionnaire Design (3)
• EPRS 8920 Educational Measurement (3)
• EPS 7810 Directed Readings or Research (1-3)

Program total: Minimum of 36 semester hours

Student Resources

• M.S. Educational Research