Master of Education in Literacy Education Studies in Amherst United States | University at Buffalo, SUNY

Non Teacher Certification

Apply to this program if you have an interest in literacy education and are not interested in obtaining a recommendation for New York State teaching certification. Students that complete this program without certification can teach outside of New York State, internationally and within schools that do not require certification.

 

Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and an interest in literacy education at the graduate level.

Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended. (UB transcripts are automatically submitted for current UB students and alumni.) 

• Contact information for two individuals who will each be asked to provide an electronic recommendation letter. The individuals must be academic or teaching/professional references, not personal references.
• Statement of education and career goals:¬†A clearly written and thoughtful statement of your education and career goals.
   
• Statement of values:¬†In ‚ÄúCultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy,‚Äù Gholdy Muhammad (2020) wrote: ‚ÄúIn contemporary classrooms across the nation, teachers, school leaders and teacher educators are still wrestling with ways to improve and elevate the literacy achievement of youth, especially Black children and other culturally and linguistically diverse populations of students who are in dire need of excellence, brilliance and teachers who make it impossible for them to fail‚Äù (p. 10). In 400 to 500 words:
   
  • Discuss how the ideas in this excerpt resonate with you and your thinking about high-quality literacy education.
  • Explain how they align with your personal and professional values.