Overview
The SUNY Old Westbury degree is designed for educators who already possess initial, professional, or permanent certification in Education and who are seeking professional certification and/or an advanced degree in Literacy Education.
Key Features
- This program combines theory and practice and meets all relevant New York State Education Department professional certification.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Foundations of Literacy and Language Acquisition
- Literacy for Diverse Learners
- Literacy Assessment
- Literacy Leadership: Research and Technology
- Literacy Coaching: Improving Teaching and Instruction
- Children’s Literature for Diverse Populations
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 30 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Education Educational Research Literacy Education View 130 other Masters in Educational Research in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Submit a Graduate Admissions Application and non-refundable application fee.
- Submit a copy of New York State initial, professional or permanent teaching certification. (NOTE: Certifications from other states are considered and may be submitted).
- Provide evidence of the completion of either an undergraduate or graduate degree in Education, or related field.
- Have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4) or the equivalent, in the highest earned degree.
- Submit Scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
- Submit two (2) letters of recommendation, at least one from an academic source.
- Prepare an admission essay to answer the following question: “Why are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree in literacy education?”
Tuition Fee
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International
23100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11550 USD per semester during 30 months. -
National
23100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11550 USD per semester during 30 months. -
In-State
11310 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5655 USD per semester during 30 months.
Funding
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