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Graduate Admissions
Admission Requirements
All Masters programs listed below require two letters of recommendation (three for Applied Clinical and Counseling Psychology) and official transcripts from all colleges attended other than William Paterson University.
Requirements for International Students
Applied Clinical and Counseling Psychology
- GRE required
- Essay and personal interview required
- Essay and portfolio required
- GRE General required
- GMAT required
- Essay required
- GRE or MAT required
Creative and Professional Writing
- GRE or MAT required
- Statement of purpose
- 10 page writing sample (refer to the department website for topic information)
- GRE or MAT required
- Essay
- Appropriate PRAXIS II score report
Curriculum and Learning (M.Ed)
- GRE or MAT required
- Essay, standard New Jersey teaching certificate or CEAS or resume, and personal interview required
- Essay required (refer to the department website for topic information)
- GRE or MAT required
- Portfolio, personal interview, and standard New Jersey teaching certificate required or education service certificate and verification of 5 years successful school experience
- GRE or MAT required
- Statement of purpose required
- GRE required
- Essay and personal interview required
- GRE required
- Writing sample required
- GRE or MAT required
- Essay required
- GRE or MAT required (MAT preferred)
- Essay required (refer to the department website for topic information)
- GRE required for music management concentration only
- Audition required
- GRE or MAT required
- RN License and Essay required
Public Policy and International Affairs
- GRE or MAT required
- Writing sample (in the form of graded paper) required
- GRE or MAT required
- Essay, standard New Jersey teaching certificate or CEAS, and personal interview required
- GRE or MAT required
- Statement of intent
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GRE or MAT required
- Standard New Jersey teaching certificate or CEAS required
*Advanced Studies also requires a standard New Jersey teaching license in TSD/Special Ed
Graduate Certification Programs
*All graduate certification programs (except P-3 Alternate Route and School Nurse program) require:
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2 letters of recommendation
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Essay
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PRAXIS II scores
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Official Transcripts
- K-5
- K-5 with 5-8 subject specialization
Dual Licensure- K-5 and teacher of students with Disabilities
- CE for P-3; and verification of full time employment as a P-3 teacher
- official transcripts
- New Jersey RN license
- official transcripts
Graduate Endorsement Programs
*All graduate endorsement programs require:
- a standard New Jersey teaching certificate or a New Jersey CEAS
- Official transcripts
Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant
- requires one hold a Master's degree
Math Endorsement Program (MAEN)
Principal Licensure Programs (21 or 30 credits depending on program)
- requires one hold a Master's degree
- 4 or more years of supervisory experience (21 credit program)
- 5 years of teaching of education service experience (30 credit program)
- 2 letters of recommendation
- portfolio
- requires one hold a Master's degree
School Library Media Specialist/Associate School Library Medica Specialist (34 credits/24 credits)
- one year teaching experience (34 credit program)
- experience as an associate school library media specialist (34 credit program)
Middle School Science Endorsement Program (Grades 5-8) (15 credits)
Supervisor Endorsement Programs
- requires one hold a Master's degree
Teacher of Students with Disabilities/Teacher of Students with Disabilities Alternate Route (22 credits)
- one letter of recommendation
- alternate route requires: CE for TSD and verification of full time employment as a Disabilities
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