GRADUATE ADMISSIONS CONTACT Brandi Weber-Mortimer, Director of Graduate Admissions

Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.

Founded in 1889, SRU is shaped by its teaching (normal) school heritage. For more than 130 years, the university has embraced the same hard-working, tenacious personality espoused by the people of western Pennsylvania. With a steadfast yet adaptable commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility, SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that helps them become engaged citizens and succeed in their lives and professional careers. 

Located in western Pennsylvania, the 660-acre campus is less than an hour’s drive north of Pittsburgh, one hour south of Erie, and 45 minutes east of Youngstown, Ohio. Two major highways, I-79 and I-80, intersect 10 miles from the University, conveniently linking it to the entire commonwealth and its contiguous regions.

DEGREES
M.A.: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Student Affairs in Higher Education, Student Affairs in Higher Education with College Counseling, English, History, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

M.B.A.: Business Administration (online)

M.Ed.: Elementary Education–K-8 Math & Science, Elementary Education–Reading Specialist, Elementary Education–K-12 Reading Specialist with Instructional Coaching Literacy Endorsement, Gifted Education Endorsement, Secondary Education (History/Social Studies, Math/Science, and English)(advanced track - online; basic track - blended), School Counseling, Special Education–Autism, Special Education–K-12 certification, Special Education - Applied Behavioral Analysis, Special Education–Supervision, Technology for Online Instruction, Environmental Education

M.P.H.: Public Health (online)

M.M.T.: Music Therapy (online)

M.S.: Data Analytics, Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Lifelong Wellness through Innovative Leadership with concentrations in Adapted Physical Activity or School Wellness, Park & Resource Management

M.S.A.T.: Athletic Training

M.S.P.A.S.: Physician Assistant Studies

M.S.W.: Social Work

D.P.T.: Physical Therapy

OTD: Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Ed.D.: Educational Leadership and Administration

Ed.D.: Special Education

Certification: Gifted Education Endorsement (PDE), School Nurse Certification (PDE), Reading Specialist, Special Education Supervision Post-Master's Certification (PDE), and Principal Post-Master's Certification (PDE)

*Certifications endorsed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education

CERTIFICATES: (Online) Applied Research, Statistics, & Measurement; Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Teaching Online and Written Literate Practice

ONLINE DEGREES M.A.:  English, History M.Ed.: Elementary Education - K-8 Math & Science, Elementary Education–Reading Specialist, Elementary Education – K-12 Reading Specialist with Instructional Coaching Literacy Endorsement,  Secondary Education with teacher certification (History/Social Studies, Math/Science, and English), Special Education–Autism,  Special Education–Pk-12 Certification, Special Education Applied Behavioral Analysis, Special Education–Supervision, Technology for Online Instruction, Environmental Education M.S.: Data Analytics, Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Lifelong Wellness through Innovative Leadership with concentrations in Adapted Physical Activity or School Wellness, and Park & Resource Management, Social Work Ed.D.: Special Education (online with summer residency requirements) Ed.D.: Educational Leadership and Administration