Have each institution where you earned an undergraduate or graduate degree send us your official transcript.

If your transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.

If you’re enrolled in a degree program when you apply, submit your transcript of the courses you’ve taken to date. Submit your final official transcript once you’ve completed the degree program.

If your degree is from outside of the United States, you will be required to submit a Foreign Academic Credentials Evaluation to demonstrate U.S. bachelor's degree equivalency. A bachelor's degree or U.S. equivalency to a bachelor's degree is required for all graduate programs.  

Evaluation Agencies

Contact one of these agencies to get your credentials evaluated:

• World Education Services 
• Center for Educational Documentation 
• Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. 
• Global Credential Evaluators 

You’ll need a document-by-document evaluation. Exception: Expressive Therapies master's degree programs require a course-by-course evaluation instead.

If you’re submitting a foreign academic credential evaluation, unofficial transcripts are acceptable for your transcript requirement if official transcripts were provided to the evaluation agency. Please note that graduate programs will only accept three-year bachelor’s degrees from member institutions within the Bologna Process. However, certain licensure-track graduate programs may still require a four-year bachelor’s degree, even from a member within the Bologna process, so please check with your admissions counselor before applying.

Include 2 recent recommendations from those you’ve worked with closely in an academic or professional setting.

• At least one of your recommendations should come from a present or former supervisor.

• If you’re in school or are a recent graduate, one recommendation should come from a professor.

• We don’t accept recommendations written by friends or family, or that were written more than 2 years before your application date.

Within your online application form, include the names and emails of the people writing your letters of recommendation. They'll receive an email from you with an electronic recommendation form, and they can upload a letter if they choose.

Your graduate education program may require that you submit Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) scores.

Content Area MTEL

Show you’ve passed the MTEL in your content area (e.g. history, math, etc.), if you have not completed an undergraduate major in that subject.

Communication & Literacy MTEL

Due to the accelerated nature of the Teacher Residency M.Ed. programs, we recommend you complete the Communication & Literacy MTEL before starting coursework in the summer semester. To help with exam preparation, we offer MTEL study resources, preparation workshops, and other information.

Your written personal statement gives us insight into your purpose for pursuing a graduate program, your interest in and knowledge of the chosen area of focus, and your writing skills.

The Admissions Committee carefully reviews each application. We encourage you to prepare and review this statement thoughtfully before you submit it.

Write a 750–1000 word personal statement.

Lesley University's Graduate School of Education is guided by core values of democracy, equity, community, inquiry, professionalism, and leadership. The university is committed to practices fostering inclusion and social justice. Consider our core values while addressing the following in your statement:

1. Your interests in the field of education and the specific graduate program to which you are applying. Highlight your beliefs on the responsibility of an educator to foster inclusion and social justice.

2. How your personal and professional experiences have influenced and prepared you to seek admission to the Graduate School of Education at Lesley University.

3. Any unusual or extenuating circumstances in your academic history (if applicable) and your plan for achieving success in your graduate program.

Include your full name at the top of your written personal statement document.

Your written personal statement:

• 750–1000 words in length
• Double-spaced
• 1-inch margins
• 12-point font

Submit your written personal statement electronically in 1 of 2 ways:

Upload the file as part of your Application for Admission.

OR

Send your personal statement separately by email to appstatus@lesley.edu.

Show relevant work, volunteer, or academic experience on your résumé.