Buffalo State maintains a student-managed admissions process that requires an applicant to submit a complete application packet with all required components by the appropriate deadline. Thus, applicants are assured the admissions committee has all the necessary information to evaluate their qualifications. Anyone with an incomplete application will be notified by e-mail, resulting in a delay in processing. Applicants are cautioned that a significant amount of time is required by the Graduate School to process an application and make an admission recommendation. There is, therefore, a point each semester beyond which no applications can be accepted. It is the applicant's responsibility to review individual admission requirements and to meet the application deadline.
The fall semester deadline is after the fall semester has been completed, to allow new faculty adequate time to obtain necessary admission documents. Students may participate in the fall semester courses while waiting for an admission decision, with the understanding that credit for those courses can be applied towards the degree if and only if the student is accepted in to the degree program.
Semester Deadlines are as follows:
- FALL (August 1 - December 10) January 7 (after fall semester);
- SPRING; (January 2- May 10) April 15 (mid spring semester);
- SUMMER (May 15 - July 31) July 15 (mid summer semester).
All of the forms that you will need to complete are available from International Graduate Programs for Educators and/or the designated contact person from the host school.
A completed APPLICATION PACKET includes:
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Completed Graduate Admission Application. Some of the fields have already been completed on the application for you.
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Completed Application Fee Payment Form and a $50 U.S. non-refundable application fee. Acceptable methods of payment: Money order, personal, certified or traveler’s check made payable to Research Foundation of SUNY.
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Sealed official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (including transfer schools). Each institution must send the transcript directly to the student. Students submit unopened transcript envelopes with other application materials. Buffalo State graduates are not required to submit transcripts, as the Graduate School and Research Office will obtain them.
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Applicants who completed their undergraduate degrees from post-secondary schools where English was NOT the first language must submit a certified English translation of all official transcripts along with their official transcripts from that institution.
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No applicant is required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
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Students Who Have Completed a Bachelor’s Degree Outside the U.S.
A degree evaluation is required for all students who have completed a bachelor’s degree outside of the United States. Applicants must contact one of the following organizations and request a document-by-document evaluation to determine equivalency to a U.S. bachelor’s degree:
- World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Phone: (212) 966-6311
Fax: (212) 739-6100
Web site: www.wes.org - Joseph Silny and Associates
International Education Consultants
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33124
Phone: (305) 273-1616
Fax: (305) 273-1338
Web site: www.jsilny.com
Applicants should contact the organization or visit its Web site to request or download an application. Completed applications should be returned to the organization with the required fees and credentials. The evaluation can take up to four weeks to complete after they have received all of your documents. The evaluation report should be mailed to:
International Graduate Programs for Educators, 430C South Wing
Buffalo State, State University of New York
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222 USACanadian applicants holding undergraduate degrees from a Canadian college or university should submit their official transcripts to our office. If those transcripts follow a system similar to that of the United States, they will be evaluated locally. If they are not similar, students will be required to comply with the above international student credential policy.
Important! Applications for Graduate Admission will not be processed until a complete APPLICATION PACKET is received by the International International Graduate Programs for Educators. Coursework is not applicable to a degree program until the student is admitted.
Applicants must assume full responsibility for knowledge of all of the deadlines and requirements for admission as detailed in this document. All required documents must be submitted by the appropriate deadline to:
International Graduate Programs for Educators, 430C South Wing
Buffalo State, State University of New York
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
Please do not submit a completed APPLICATION PACKET and degree evaluation (if required) to any other office or address at Buffalo State. We do not want your information getting lost in the on-campus student records!
