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Applicants need to have an academic background that reflects knowledge of child growth and development and the teaching/learning process. This must include coursework in the reading process and/or reading instruction. Undergraduate or graduate preparation in education, communication disorders, or linguistics is desirable. Rolling admissions for this program for entry in summer 2009 will begin December 1, although applications will be accepted as late as April 1 of that year.

Applicants will be required to submit: the formal application, the application fee ($60), an official transcript of the undergraduate record, letters of recommendation from instructors at the undergraduate institute, scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test, and a paper written in an advance undergraduate course. Applicants who are from non-English speaking countries must submit official results of the test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

For more information contact:
Smith College
Graduate Programs
College Hall 30
Northampton, MA 01063
Telephone: (413) 585-3050
E-Mail: gradstdy@smith.edu

More information about the Smith College/Clarke School Graduate Teacher Education Program can be found on the Smith College website at: www.smith.edu

Clarke - School for the Deaf - Center for Oral Education
Round Hill Road - Northampton, MA 01060
Voice/TTY (413) 584-3450 - FAX (413) 587-7318 - Email info@clarkeschools.org

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