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All applicants are responsible for having official copies of transcripts for every college or university attended sent directly to the Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation, regardless of whether a degree has been received from that particular institution or not. These certified copies of official academic records (transcripts) for all undergraduate and graduate work should be mailed directly to Salus University, College of Education and Rehabilitation, not issued to the student. A transcript stamped “Issued to
Student” is not acceptable, even when delivered in a sealed envelope.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Spoken English and Test of Written English. All official college transcripts from foreign countries must be submitted in English to the World Education Services, P.O. Box 745, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113-0745 for document- by-document evaluation before submitting them to the Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation Admissions Committee.
National Test Scores
Applicants who do not have a graduate degree, must have official scores of the appropriate national test sent directly to the Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation. Test scores must be no more than seven years old.
MAT: The Miller Analogies Test is a mental abilities test consisting of a series of intellectual problems stated in the form of analogies, mostly verbal, which the student must solve. The examination is based on general knowledge, takes 50 minutes, and is administered throughout the country, on a regular basis by local test centers. There is a fee to take this test and it is taken only by appointment.
GRE: The Graduate Record Examination is administered through the National Program for Graduate School Selection and the Education Testing Service. The Aptitude Test is a three-and-one-half hour examination measuring general scholastic ability at the graduate level and yielding separate scores for verbal, quantitative and analytic abilities. The GRE is given five times a year and there is a fee to take this test. Score reports take approximately six to eight weeks to reach their destinations; therefore, applicants should allow enough time for test scores to reach the University in time for consideration.
OAT: The Optometry Admission Test is designed to measure general academic ability and scientific knowledge. All the questions are multiple choice; the sections of the test include verbal ability, quantitative ability, biology, chemistry, physics and reading comprehension. There is a fee to take this test and it is administered twice each year at established testing centers across the U.S.A. and Canada.
Letters of Reference
Applicants should complete the top and bottom portions of each reference report (available at www.salus.edu/cer/grad_application_process.html) and forward the report to the individual providing the reference.
Applicants should direct the individual to complete the form and send it to: Salus University, College of Education and Rehabilitation, 8360 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027. The department fax number is 215.780.1357.
Job Resumé/Curriculum Vita
All applicants must submit an educational and job resume (or curriculum vita). The data should list (in chronological order) the applicant’s education and work experiences, publications, and honors or achievements to date.
Essays
Applicants must submit an essay for one of the options provided in the application.
Application Fee
Mail application fee form and a nonrefundable fee of $50.00 in the form of a check or money order made payable to Salus University, College of
Education and Rehabilitation and send them to: Salus University, College of Education and Rehabilitation, 8360 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027. Please do not send cash. Do not send a check or money order in excess of the required amount.
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Background Clearances
Applicants to the Professional Programs for Education of Children with Visual and Multiple Disabilities must submit copies of current Pennsylvania and federal background clearances at the time of application to the Program.
Submitting an Application
Applicants for the College of Education and Rehabilitation may submit applications to any program in any of the following formats:
• Submit an online application to the College of Education and Rehabilitation
• Complete and submit a written application packet by downloading the following items at www.salus.edu/cer/grad_application_process.html: – Application form
– Application fee payment form – Reference reports
• Email [email protected] and request application materials be mailed
FINANCI AL I NFO RMATIO N
A graduate education carries variable costs that are dependent on a number of factors. In addition to tuition and fees, there are living expenses, books, equipment and incidental expenses to be considered. A variety of financial assistance is available to students in the form of scholarships, grants, student loans, and work-study opportunities.
Tuition 2011-2012
Tuition and fees are due and payable two weeks prior to the start of each session and are subject to change.
Resident students: $638.00 per semester credit Non-resident students: $716.00 per semester credit
Students are either resident or non-resident students based on program enrollment.
“Resident students” are defined as those students enrolled in a program being offered by faculty teaching from the Elkins Park, PA campus. This includes students taking online courses and coming to the University for the
Summer Residency, and the full-time Elkins Park O&M program students. “Non-resident students” are defined as those students enrolled in a program with face-to-face classes taught somewhere other than the Elkins Park, PA campus. This includes students taking courses online and not coming to the Salus University campus for the Summer Residency program.
Non-matriculating students are considered non-resident.
Drop/Adds must be completed within two weeks after the first day of the semester. Some courses start at a time other than the first day of the semester but must be added or dropped within two weeks of the semester, regardless of a course start date. Drop/Adds must be filed directly with the Registrar’s office.
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