Admissions Criteria and Process
Applicants to the MASTER program must meet the following criteria:
- Academic performance in the major: overall GPA of 2.75 and 3.00 in the major;
- A written essay showing an interest in teaching mathematics and/or science to middle or high school students;
- Personal interview;
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must come from a Lehman College or CUNY science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty who can comment on the student’s academic achievement;
- Commitment to four years of teaching in a high needs middle or high school, excluding one year as an intern, for the three years of support as a Noyce scholar;
- A US citizen or permanent resident;
- Ability to graduate within the senior year, NOT including the summer. Candidates should have 20-30 credits or less to do within the two semesters leading to graduation.
Departments
- Division of Education
- Department of Middle and High School Education
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Environmental, Geographic, and Geological Sciences
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Teacher Academy
- Admissions
- Office of Graduate Studies
