Admissions Requirements

Free Online Application - The application includes a 300 word essay.
Official Bachelor's Degree Transcript. Unofficial or in progress transcripts are acceptable to begin the admissions review process. Applicants will be expected to have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA. Applicants with less than a 3.0 undergraduate GPA will undergo additional review.
Test Scores:
- Initial Certification (without an education background): All applicants will be required to submit Graduate Records Examination (GRE), Millers Analogies Test (MAT), or ACT or SAT test scores.
- Professional Certification (education majors): All applicants will be required to submit Graduate Records Examination (GRE), Millers Analogies Test (MAT), or Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) test scores.
Two Letters of Recommendation. Letters can be personal, professional or academic references.
Evidence of teaching certification (not required for initial certification candidates in the on-campus program)

Program Start Dates: New graduate students are admitted three times a year: Spring (January), Summer (May-June) and Fall (late August). There are no deadlines for applying, we operate on a rolling admissions basis.

Applications are processed on a rolling basis
We recommend submitting all application materials 30 days prior to the start date for the term you wish to begin.
Earlier application is encouraged for international students, including Canadians, in order to complete VISA requirements necessary prior to enrollment.

Additional Requirements for International Students

Canadian and other international applicants must provide a completed Certification of Finances Form.
International students who have completed university coursework outside the U.S. and Canada are required to have their transcripts and degrees evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation service such as World Education Services (WES)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score, IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score, or a CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) score.

TOEFL: 79 IBT or 550 PBT
IELTS: 6.5 overall
CAEL: 70 overall

Students from Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa are waived from the language proficiency requirement.
Student who completed a 4 year degree (on campus) at a U.S. college/university are waived from the language proficiency requirement.

All items can be mailed, faxed or emailed to:

Canisius College
Graduate Admissions Office - Lyons Hall 120
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208

Fax - 716-888-3290

Email - gradadm@canisius.edu

Questions? Contact Us at 1-800-950-2505 or 1-716-888-2545

If you have been an inactive student for two years or more, please complete a Re-admit Form.