To be eligible for admission to the Master of Education, applicants must have:
- a Bachelor degree in the non-related discipline from a recognized tertiary institution
- OR a Bachelor degree or a Graduate Certificate in Education (or equivalent) from a recognized tertiary institution - these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing
- OR a Graduate Diploma of Education (or equivalent) or a Bachelor of Education (Honours) degree from a recognized tertiary institution - these students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing
- OR have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to any of the above - these students may be eligible for 10 to 80 credit points of advanced standing.