The minimum entry requirements for the Master of Education Degree Programme are as follows:
1. A pass in the Degree of Bachelor of Education of at least three years’ duration from The Open University of Sri Lanka or any other recognized university
1.1 with a minimum GPA of 2.70, and
1.2. including at least B Grade for any two (02) of the courses: Educational Psychology, Foundations of Education, Educational Measurement & Evaluation, or any equivalent courses,
or,
2. A pass in a Bachelor’s degree of at least three years’ duration in any discipline and a subsequently awarded Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs in Education (PGDSNE) or Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management (PGDELM) from The Open University of Sri Lanka or any other recognized university
2.1 with a minimum GPA of 2.70, and
2.2 including at least B Grade for any two (02) of the courses: Educational Psychology, Foundations of Education, Educational Measurement & Evaluation, or any equivalent courses,
or,
3. For those who have PGDE or B.Ed. certificates without indicating the GPA value,
3.1 a Merit or Distinction Pass in the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Programme or minimum of Second Class Lower Division in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme from The Open University of Sri Lanka or any other recognized University, and
3.2 including at least B Grade for any two (02) of the courses: Educational Psychology, Foundations of Education, Educational Measurement & Evaluation or any equivalent courses,
or,
4. For those who have been exempted from Level 5 in the Degree of Bachelor of Education Honours in Natural Sciences from The Open University of Sri Lanka, a pass in the said degree programme
4.1 with a minimum GPV of 2.70 at Level 6, and
4.2 including at least B Grades for the two courses Psychology of the Adolescent, and Educational Measurement & Evaluation,
or,
5. an equivalent or higher qualification acceptable to the Senate of the OUSL
