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Requirements for Admission

Application Fee: The application fee for all GSE programs is $50.00 and is non-refundable. Transcripts: Official Transcripts are required for all programs. TOEFL: All international applicants are required to submit a TOEFL score. Please refer to individual program descriptions for minimum scores required. Letters of Recommendation: are required for each program as indicated below. (letters column) *GRE and MAT Scores: Please refer to individual program descriptions for minimum scores required for GRE and MAT. Other Requirements: Please refer to the specific application requirements for each program for other supporting documents that may be required.

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Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology (CSEP) Program Applications


Counseling Psychology and School Psychology, Ph.D.	Feb 1	3	GRE
Counselor Education, Ph.D.	Mar 1	3	GRE
Educational Psychology, M.A.	Rolling	3	GRE
Educational Psychology, Ph.D.	Rolling	3	GRE
Mental Health Counseling	Mar 1	3	GRE
Rehabilitation Counseling, M.S.	Mar 1	3	GRE
Rehabilitation Counseling M.S.	Feb 1	3	GRE
School Counseling, Ed.M.	Feb 1	3	GRE
School Counseling, Advanced Certificate	Rolling	3	GRE
School Psychology, M.A.	Feb 1	3	GRE
Singapore School Counseling, Ed.M.	Rolling	3	NO

Other Applications

Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) Program Applications


Educational Administration (Advanced Certificate [LIFTS])	Mar 1	3	No
Educational Administration Ed.M.	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	No
Educational Administration Ph.D.	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	Either
Educational Administration Ed.D.	Mar 1	3	Either
General Education - Social Foundations Ed.M.	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	No
Higher Education Ed.M.	Mar 1	3	No
Higher Education Ed.M. (with Concentration in Student Affairs)	Jan 1	3	No
Higher Education, Ph.D.	Mar 1	3	Either
School Business and Human Resource Administration Advanced Certificate	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	No	Current UB students
Social Foundations, Ph.D.	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	Either

Other Applications

ELP Non-Degree – Non-Degree Student

Learning and Instruction (LAI) Program Applications


Biology Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Chemistry Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Childhood Education (Grade 1 - 6) [Adv. Cert. & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Childhood Education w/ Bilingual Extension (Grade 1 - 6) [Adv. Cert. & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	3	No
Early Childhood Education w/ Bilingual Ext. (Birth - Grade 2) [Adv. Cert. & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	3	No
Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2) [Adv. Cert. & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Early Childhood/Childhood Education (Birth-6)	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Earth Science Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Elementary Education, Ed.D.	Rolling	2	Either
Elementary Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
English Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
English Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
English for Speakers of Other Languages	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	2	No
Foreign and Second Language Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
French Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	2	No
General Education - Learning and Instruction, Ed.M.	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
German Education: Adolescence	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	2	No
Gifted Education	Feb 1 Nov 1	No	No
Latin Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	2	No
Literacy Specialist (Birth - Grade 12) [Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Oct 1	2	No
Mathematics Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Mathematics Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
Music Education (all grades) [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Physics Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Reading Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
Science and the Public, Ed.M.	Rolling	No	No
Science Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	Either
Social Studies Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	No	No
Spanish Education: Adolescence [Adv. Cert.; Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1 Nov 1¹	2	No
Special Education, Ph.D.	Rolling	2	GRE
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages [Adv. Cert & Ed.M.; Ed.M.]	Feb 1	2	No
¹ Spring applications for Ed.M. programs only

Other Applications

Library and Information Studies (LIS) Program Applications


Master of Library Science (MLS) MLS - Library Media Specialist concentration MLS/JD (Law) dual major MLS/MA (Music) dual major	Mar 1² Apr 1² Oct 1²	2	No
² Then on space available basis.
Master of Library Science (MLS)	Feb 1	2	No

Other Applications

Library Science - Non-Degree Student

Advanced Certificate Applications


Gifted Education	Feb 1 Nov 1	No	No
Library and Information Science	Mar 1² Apr 1² Oct 1²	2	No
School Business and Human Resource Administration	Mar 1 Nov 1	3	No
Teaching and Leading for Diversity	Rolling	No	No
² Then on space available basis.

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