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Fitchburg State College Site-Based M.Ed. Program
Application Materials Checklist
ITEMS 1 - 8 ARE MAILED TO:
C. F. Brine, P.O. Box 1060, Brockton, MA 02303

  1. Completed Fitchburg State College Application to which a $25 processing fee check made out to Fitchburg State College is attached (fee is non-refundable)

  2. Catherine Leahy Brine, Inc. Cover Sheet (click here to download.)

  3. There is also a $125 application/processing fee, payable to Catherine Leahy Brine, Inc.

  4. Copy of your most recent teaching license issued by the Massachusetts Department of Education

  5. Official, unopened transcript from your undergraduate degree program

  6. "Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit" form;   courses must be:
    1. from an accredited institution
    2. graduate level courses
    3. of a grade of "B" or better
    4. no older than 6 years at the time of graduation
    5. no more than 12 credits: only 6 may be from an institution other than Fitchburg

  7. Official, unopened transcripts for all graduate courses for which you are applying for transfer

  8. Three letters of recommendation on the official Fitchburg State forms provided in the application; one must be from a supervisor; the other two from people who know you professionally. These names are also listed in item #20 of the application packet.

  9. Professional resume, signed and dated

  10. YOU MUST TAKE EITHER THE GRE OR THE MAT BEFORE YOU START THE PROGRAM. Tests may be taken at any state college or at any Prometric testing Center (click here for the list of Prometric Centers; it is usually easier to schedule a test to meet your schedule at a Prometric Center).

    Official scores of these tests must be sent directly to Fitchburg State College. The testing center will give you details on this.

    YOU MUST ALSO MAIL US PROOF OF HAVING TAKEN THE TEST BEFORE YOU START THE PROGRAM. PROOF INCLUDES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

    1. copy of your results (some testing centers provide an "unofficial" copy at the time of testing)
    2. your canceled check
    3. a copy of your charge statement
    4. a receipt from the testing center

  11. Completed Rockland Trust Consumer Credit Application.  (Click here to download) , print out, fill in and return to: Catherine Leahy-Brine as part of your application packet.

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