The GRE admission requirement has been temporarily removed for 2021 applicants.

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