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Application and Admission to Master’s Degree Program

The IIRP is dedicated to the graduate education of adult learners who are baccalaureate college graduates and who are currently employed as educators or youth counselors (or equivalent, such as tutors, school administrators, school counselors, therapists, psychologists, social workers, youth or child care workers, medical technicians in adolescent psychiatric units, probation officers, school resource police officers, etc.). However, if an applicant is not currently employed in such a role, there may be opportunities available for internship or practicum roles in the IIRP’s demonstration schools and group homes, under the auspices of the Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy (www.csfbuxmont.org).

Our commitment is to the growth of each adult learner. Therefore, our admissions criteria for either of our degrees are based on our professional evaluation of the potential for successful graduate study of each student.

Our Committee on Admission shall consider those potential students who:

• have graduated from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better, and
• have official academic transcripts sent directly to the IIRP from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, and
• are employed as described above, and
• submit recent GRE (code 2589) or Miller Analogy (code 4030) or PPST scores (code 2323), and
• submit three letters of reference, using the Graduate School Recommendation form (PDF). These letters should be from persons who know both the character of the applicant and the ability of the applicant to be successful in demanding graduate study in our professional discipline.
• submit a 1-2 page letter or essay describing their reasons for seeking our specialized graduate education.

Our usual expectation is that candidates for our master’s degree program in Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling will possess an undergraduate degree in one of the social sciences. Likewise, our usual expectation of candidates for our master’s degree program in Restorative Practices and Education is that they will possess an undergraduate degree in education or equivalent credentials qualifying them as educators.

Those strong candidates who lack some part of these requirements may request an admissions transcript review interview with our faculty or staff. That interview’s outcome will be sent to the Admissions Committee. This may result in the prospective student being admitted unconditionally, in being admitted with specific conditions, or in not obtaining admission. The committee shall be the agency to hear any requests for special consideration for admission. Taking and successfully completing IIRP graduate courses before applying for formal admission would substantially strengthen an application by a candidate who lacks some part of these requirements.

Due to the specialized nature of the Institute’s programs, transfer credits will not be accepted. Admitted students must enroll within the academic year for which they have been admitted.

Additional Application Requirements for International Applicants:

• Official (translated) transcripts sent directly to IIRP from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.
  
• Submission of an original or notarized financial guarantee demonstrating sufficient funds to meet educational expenses (including tuition, books, fees, room and board, transportation) for the first year of study.
  
• Official scores from a test of academic English if they have not earned a degree—be it an undergraduate (bachelor’s) or graduate (master’s or doctorate)—from a U.S. institution. These scores are required of:
  
1. individuals not born on American soil who were educated at an institution outside the United States, and
2. U.S. citizens who earned a degree abroad from an institution where the language of instruction was other than English.

• Official TOEFL scores sent directly to the IIRP from Educational Testing Service (minimum paper-based 550 or internet-based (iBT) 79, or IELTS™ Academic 6.5 (General Training not accepted)

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