Childhood Education 1-6 - Early Childhood Specialization

General requirements

• Hold a current elementary or childhood teaching certificate from New York State. A copy of this certificate must be submitted as part of the application process. (Note: Students may be accepted into the program "pending" receipt of their teaching certificate if the teaching certificate is being processed by NYSED or if the student is nearing completion of an approved teacher education program.)
• Have earned an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• Complete an admission application using the link above and provide official transcripts of all college/university coursework.
• Submit three letters of recommendation on professional letterhead from professionals addressing the competency of the candidate. At least one letter should come from a professor with whom the candidate has taken undergraduate course work;