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Admission Requirements
Please note: Entry criteria is the same regardless of location of course work.
Undergraduate Students
The following assessments determine entry into a teacher education program:
- student essay
- letters of recommendation
- high school GPA of 3.0/ transfer student cumulative GPA of 2.75
- combined SAT scores of 1000 on math and critical reading sections
Graduate Students
 The following assessments determine entry into a teacher education program:
- student essay
(scored by rubric)
- minimum 2.75 for most programs
- 3.0 for Teaching Fellows, Communication Sciences
and Disorders, and Literacy Education
- 2.5 - 2.74 for provisional
admit to Health Education
- 2.75 minimum, with 3.0 in major for Special Education
- undergraduate transcript analysis to determine content knowledge competency; previous graduate work also taken under consideration
- letters of recommendation (scored by rubric for special education)
- artist's portfolio (Art Education only)
- interview (Communication Sciences and Disorders only)
- GRE: minimum 400 on verbal and quantitative; 4.0 for analytic writing (Communication Sciences and Disorders only)
- resume (for life experience) for Special Education
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Retention
The performance of degree candidates within the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education is regularly assessed to ensure that they are meeting minimum standards to continue in their program of study. Effective in fall 2004, all degree candidates will be required to successfully complete key benchmarks designated by their department faculty in order to maintain good standing within their program. In some programs the benchmarks include documentation of proficiency in professional standards as well as passing required New York State Teacher Certification Examinations.
Benchmarks may be housed in specific courses and indicated on course syllabus; in some programs the benchmarks are not tied to specific courses but are aligned with professional standards in the program's field of study. Additionally, students who fall below their department's minimum GPA will be subject to probation and/or dismissal from their program. Please see your program handbook for further details.
Grading Policies
The following grading policies apply to all students enrolled in the department.
- Students must maintain a B average. If a student receives a grade of C+ or less in a course, it must be counterbalanced with a grade of A. Upon receiving a grade of C+ or less, students will receive a letter of warning from the department chair.
- Any student who receives a second C+ or less will be put on academic probation and blocked from further registration until receiving academic clearance from an adviser.
- Any student who receives three grades of C+ or less during graduate work will be dismissed from the program.
Upon receiving a grade of C+ or less, students are responsible for notifying and arranging to meet with an adviser.
Please note: Ruth S. Ammon School of Education expects all students enrolled in 8-week-cycle courses to attend every session in order to receive course credit. Under extenuating circumstances, instructors may allow one excused absence.
Completion and Exit Requirements
Degrees are conferred three times per year: May 31, August 31 and January 31. Students must apply for graduation through the Office of the Registrar in order to be eligible for degree conferral.
Exit requirements from the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education include successful completion of all program requirements for the degree as determined by their departmental faculty and outlined in advisement publications.
This page last modified on July 13, 2007.
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