School of Education Graduate Admissions Policies
SOE Graduate Admissions Requirements
Students may apply to Manhattanville Graduate Admissions by completing the Manhattanville Application.
To be eligible for our graduate programs, you must have received or be in the process of obtaining a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (additional requirements for international students), and meet other program-specific requirements, as applicable. Your bachelor’s degree must be complete before you can take graduate courses.
Along with Your Completed Application, Please Submit the Following:
Official Transcripts
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
*Undergraduate Grade Point Average
For our certification programs in our School of Education, New York State law requires an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher for programs leading to New York State certification or license, with a limited number of exceptions possible. Applicants with an undergraduate GPA below 3.0 will be placed onto a waitlist. The admissions committee will review the waitlist periodically and offer conditional acceptances to otherwise qualified applicants. These students are particularly encouraged to apply early.
Resume (must be current)
Personal Statement/Essay
Stating why you are in pursuit of a graduate degree.
Letters of Recommendation
This may be optional for some programs (see below), but it will be required if your GPA is below the required 3.0.
Non-refundable application fee of $75.00.
Additional Program Specific Information:
Some programs or advanced certificates may require initial teaching certification.
For Educational Leadership (Non-Doctoral) Applicants:
- Writing sample: either an academic piece, such as a paper submitted for a class, or a professional piece, such as submitted to your department, school building, or school district.
- Your writing sample should be in prose form.
- Your writing sample should be three or more pages in length.
- Interview with the program director upon completion of the application.
- 3 years teaching experience.
For Accelerated Teaching Pathways (Internship pathway)
- Interview with the program director upon completion of the application.
For Accelerated Teaching Pathways (Transitional B pathway)
- Candidates must be currently employed as a full-time Teaching Assistant and hold NYS Teaching Assistant certification in a public school district. Candidates must also have a completed bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above.
- The district's superintendent must provide a letter of commitment to employ the candidate as a Teacher of Record at the start of the second year of the master's program.
- A comprehensive interview, review of academic record and letters of reference, and evaluation of transcripts will be conducted by Manhattanville staff.
International Applicants
In addition to the domestic graduate applicant requirements, the following is required for international transfer applicants:
Bilingual Education
- Score of Advanced-Low or above on ACTFL O.P.O.
Non-Degree Applicants
If you would like to take courses with us non-degree, you will need to complete and submit a modified application. You must have completed a Bachelor's degree in order to take Graduate level coursework.
Along with Your Completed Application, Please Submit one the Following:
- Final transcript, diploma or teaching certification
Required documents should be uploaded to the application portal. If there is need to send paper, please submit to the address below:
Manhattanville University
ATTN: Admissions Office
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
Official Electronic transcript submissions are preferred and should be sent to admissions@mville.edu.