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Information
for Prospective Education Master's
Students
Terms/Names
| Admission
Requirements and Procedures
Childhood and Inclusive
Childhood Education Applicants
Application
Deadlines | Applications
Please
review information about
SOE master's degree programs
at: http://soe.binghamton.edu/academics/master.html prior
to inquiring about or applying
to any programs in the School
of Education.
The School of Education focuses
on the post-baccalaureate preparation
of pre-service and in-service teachers.
Along with all other graduate education
programs in New York state, it was
required to re-register its degree
programs with the New York State
Education Department in the spring
of 2001.
Let's
clarify some terms and names:
Pre-service programs are
for students who do not have
an undergraduate degree in
education or initial certification
to teach. Pre-service programs
are offered in Childhood Education,
Inclusive Childhood Education
and Adolescence Education in
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science,
English, Mathematics, Physics
and Social Studies.
In-service programs are
for students who DO have an
undergraduate degree in education
and provisional certification
or a certificate of qualification
to teach. In-service programs
are offered in Adolescence
Education, Childhood Education,
Literacy Education and Special
Education.
Adolescence Education is
the a name for what we used
to call Secondary Education.
We offer pre-service and
in-service programs in Adolescence
Education in the subject
areas of Biology, Chemistry,
Earth Science, English, Mathematics,
Physics and Social Studies.
The pre-service program in
Adolescence Education is
the Master of Arts in Teaching
degree. The in-service program
in Adolescence Education
is the Master of Science
in Education degree. (Courses
in Adolescence Education
carry the prefix "SEC.").
Childhood Education is
the name for what we used
to call Elementary Education.
We offer a pre-service program
and an in-service program
in Childhood Education. Applicants
will need to indicate on
the application the program
to which they are applying.
The programs in Childhood
Education prepare students
for teaching in grades 1-6.
(Courses in Childhood Education
carry the prefix "ELED."). Please
Note: The Childhood
Program has its own distinctive
requirements for application,
outlined just below.
Inclusive Childhood Education is
a pre-service program that
prepares students to teach
childhood education and special
education in grades 1-6, and
leads to certification in both
fields. Please Note:
The Inclusive Childhood Program
has its own distinctive requirements
for application, outlined just
below.
Literacy Education The
degrees in Literacy Education
are: Literacy
Education (Birth-Grade 6)
and Literacy Education
(Grades 5-12). These are in-service
programs for students who are
already certified.
Applicants will need to indicate
on the application the program
to which they are applying.
Master
of Science in Educational Studies This
program is designed for those
interested in studying education,
but who do not seek teaching
certification in an area
offered by SUNY-Binghamton.
Special Education has
two in-service programs
focusing on different grade
levels: Childhood (grades
1-6) and Adolescence (grades
7-12). These programs are
for teachers who already
have initial certification
in Childhood Education
(grades 1-6) or in Adolescence
Education (grades 7-12)
in English, Mathematics,
Science, or Social Studies.
Applicants can only be
admitted to the program
that corresponds to the
age group of their general
education certificate.
These programs are also
open to applicants who
hold a “provisional” certificate
in Special Education (grades
K-12). (New York State
no longer grants K-12 Special
Education certificates.)
Teachers from other fields
(e.g., technology, health)
and other professions (e.g.,
speech therapy, human services)
would apply to the Educational
Studies program.
Please
review information about
SOE master's degree programs
at: http://soe.binghamton.edu/academics/master.html prior
to inquiring about or applying
to any programs in the School
of Education.
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Admission
Requirements and Procedures
All applicants for admission
to master's degree programs must
have a bachelor's degree or the
equivalent from a college or
university of recognized standing.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NOTE:
United States Citizenship No
Longer Required for Permanent
Certification
New
York Education Law permits
individuals with United States
Citizenship or Permanent Resident
status to qualify for a permanent
teacher certificate. Non-U.S.
citizens who are not seeking
certification to teach in New
York state should apply for
the Master
of Science in Educational
Studies degree
program.
All applicants must submit the
following materials:
* The Graduate School application
for admission
* The application fee and payment
form
* A personal statement (narrative
essay) of approximately 1,000
words (4-5 typewritten pages,
double-spaced) that incorporate
the four criteria mentioned below.
Please note that the School of
Education has set criteria that
differ from those on the Graduate
School Application.
--------------------*Why
you choose teaching as a
vocation
--------------------*The
values and concerns you bring
to the study of education
--------------------*
Your present and future
professional goals
--------------------*What
you hope to contribute
to the field of education
*
Official transcripts
of all college study
*
At least two letters
of recommendation from
individuals who can
attest to the applicant's
teaching competence
and/or potential to
successfully complete
graduate study
* The
Graduate Record Examination is
a requirement for application
(General
Test only). Please
take the GRE in time
for scores to be received
by the application
deadline. You may
send
a photocopy
if available, as well
as an official report,
ordered from ETS to
code 2535.
*
A résumé which
includes current
employment, previous
professional education
experience (including
student teaching),
volunteer work and
other experiences
with children and
youth.
*
Copy of teacher certification
(required for all
inservice programs
- this is important).
Note:
Applicants should
have
a cumulative undergraduate
grade point average
of at least a B (3.0
on a 4.0 scale). In
addition,
it is desirable to
obtain
a combined score of
at least 1000 points
(out of a possible 1600
points) on the Verbal
and Quantitative
sections of the GRE
General Examination,
and a minimum score
of
4.5 (on a scale of 0 to
6) on the Analytical
section of the GRE.
To
prepare students
for successful graduate-level
writing,
we are requiring
new admits to take
the tutorial (online
course) the University
offers on writing
at:http://gradschool.binghamton.edu/ps/orientation/writing.asp.
Because
fieldwork
for all courses
requires working
with students in
area schools (and
this is considered
research), we
also
are requiring
new
admits to take
the
tutorial called “The
Protection of Human
Participants in
Research,” which
can be found at:http://humansubjects.binghamton.edu/recertificationinfo.htm
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MAT Applicants
Applicants
to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs
must have completed an arts and sciences major
and other academic requirements, including
a year of study (or its equivalent) in a language
other than English.
Applicants
to the Master of Arts in Teaching/Social Studies
program whose undergraduate major was history
must also submit a copy of a research
paper, or its equivalent, as part of the application.
Childhood
and Inclusive Childhood Education Applicants
Applicants
to the pre-service programs in Childhood Education
or Inclusive Childhood Education must have a
bachelor's degree with one 30 credit liberal arts
and sciences concentration. The concentration
must include 18 upper division credits (courses
numbered 300 and above) and
must be in mathematics, one of the natural sciences,
English OR a social science (history,
geography, political science, economics, anthropology
or sociology). The degree should
also include two courses in English, two courses
in
mathematics, two courses in social sciences
(excluding psychology), two courses in natural
science and a year of study (or its
equivalent) in a language other than English.
Applicants
to the program in Inclusive Childhood Education
must have experience working with children with
special needs. Applicants to this program
should also include in their narrative statement
their personal and professional philosophy
of education; reasons for interest in this program;
and reflection on experiences with children.
NOTE:
Students are accepted for fall admission only in
the preservice programs in Childhood Education
and Inclusive Childhood Education.
Application
Deadlines
NOTE
CHANGE:
The deadline for all applications to master's programs
in the School of Education is now February 1
for
fall
admission and October 15 for spring admission.
All students wishing to
be
considered for a graduate assistantship must
submit
application materials by February 1st.
Applications
Application
to the Graduate School can be submitted on-line.
Letters
of recommendation, transcripts, application fee,
personal statement, résumé and a copy
of your teaching certification should be mailed
to:
Graduate
Admissions
Binghamton
University
PO
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