Application Procedures for the ICTP Master’s Program

Note that you must have a 3.0 GPA in your final 2 years of undergraduate study (or final 60 credits) in order to be considered.

For additional information about the GPA requirements, please see this page on the UIUC Graduate College website.

(1) Submit an on-line application at Application for Admission to the Graduate College. This page will open either as a new webpage or as a tab in your browser depending on the preferences of your web browser.

The $60 application fee is waived for this program. 

Steps and necessary information for filling out the on-line application.

• After you access the appropriate website by following the link listed above, make certain to fill out the Personal Information, Contact Information, and Educational History pages completely.
• Additional information you will need in order to complete the Application Information Page:
• Proposed program -- “Education-Curriculum and Instruction”
• Degree -- EDM 
• Field of specialization – Write “ICTP”
• In response to “If admitted, do you wish to receive financial aid?” and the “I must receive financial aid in order to enroll” mark “No” and skip the rest of that section.
• In the “Fee Waiver” section, mark that you are eligible for an application fee waiver, and under “Allied Agency” write “Paid by Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary MSP.”  Phone number is 244-3391.
• You may skip the page for "International Applicants", "Test Information" and "Languages".

 

• Statements Page—You are currently required:

(i) A recent resume

(ii) A personal statement essay where you briefly describe your goals as a teacher and why you are interested in this program. (This should be ~1 page single-spaced)

(iii) The necessary letters of support from your building administrator and additional letters of recommendation.

There are no “Program-Specific Questions”– please skip this section.

If you have any difficulty in completing the on-line portion of this application, please contact Jana Lenz at janalenz@uiuc.edu, 217-244-3391 or contact the ICTP program directly by using the ICTP@ed.uiuc.edu e-mail address.

(2) Submit original transcripts from all institutions (including UIUC) in which you have previously been enrolled for undergraduate and graduate studies.  Request these be forwarded directly from the institution to:

• Graduate Programs Secretary
• Department of Curriculum and Instruction
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Room 311 Education Building
• 1310 South Sixth Street
• Champaign, IL 61820

If you have questions, direct them to Jana Lenz, Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Programs Secretary, janalenz@uiuc.edu, 217-244-3391.

As the application process is put into place, additional information and requirements will be posted to the website. Review of the applications will be done in a collaborative manner.