Literacy Education (Birth-Grade 12), M.S.

Suggested Admissions Deadline: January 15 (summer semester start). Applications are considered on a rolling basis outside of this deadline.

Admissions Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
  • Official transcript of all undergraduate and graduate study
  • A personal essay describing the candidate’s beliefs about student learning, commitment to diversity, enthusiasm for learning, willingness to foster collaboration, and ethics
  • 3 Letters of recommendation (at least one from a faculty member)
  • Resume or CV
  • GRE not required (optional)
  • An earned or about to be earned NYS initial certification in any teaching area

Financial Support

Program Contacts

Speranza Migliore, Graduate Academic Advisor
smiglior@syr.edu|315.443.2505
Speranza Migliore
Bong Gee Jang, Associate Professor
bojang@syr.edu|315.443.5186
Bong Gee Jang