School of Education Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirements:

  • A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum average of 3.0 on scale of 4.0, and/or a (A Master’s degree in a functionally relevant area is required for the Advanced Certification programs)
  • All candidates seeking NYS certification must submit GRE scores on the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical tests or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores
  • A demonstrated aptitude for graduate study
  • Strong recommendations
  • A strong desire to teach
  • A strong, liberal arts based college preparation which includes satisfactory completion of prerequisites for the graduate program