SU N Y
PLA T T SBU R GH
GR A D U A T E
PR O GR A M S
Graduate Program s at SU N Y Plattsburgh’s
BR A N CH CA M PU S
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A T TH E
BR A N CH
CA M PU S A T
The Branch Cam p us office is op en
M ond ay to Frid ay and offers a w id e rang e
of services directed prim arily tow ard
w orking ad ults,non-traditionalstudents,
and “p lace-b ound ” students in the
A dirondack reg ion. Check the Branch
Cam p us w ebsite at w w w .p lattsb urg h.edu/
branchcam p us/ for current hours.
A .C.C.
M aster of Science
(M .S.)in Lead ership
Certificate of
A d vance Stud y
(C.A .S.)in
EducationalLeadership
M aster of Science for
Teachers (M .S.T.):
Child hood
Ed ucation:
Grades 1-6
A dolescence
Ed ucation:
Grades 7-12
• Biolog y
• Chem istry
• Earth Science
• Eng lish
• French
• M athem atics
• Physics
• SocialStud ies
• Sp anish
M aster of Science in
Ed ucation (M .S.Ed .)
in Curriculum and
Instruction
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Branch Cam p us at
A d iro nd ack Co m m unity
Co lleg e (A CC)
The SU N Y Plattsburgh Branch Cam pus is
located in the J. Buckley Bryan,Jr.,Regional
H igher Education Center on the cam pus of
the A dirondack Com m unity College (A CC)
in Q ueensbury,betw een Saratoga Springs
and Lake George. A bundant in natural
resources,the area is surrounded by ski
centers,rivers and lakes,and the high peaks
region ofthe A dirondack M ountains.
The Branch Cam p us serves ab out 350
full-tim e and p art-tim e stud ents in und erg rad uate and g rad uate d eg ree p rog ram s. The g rad uate d eg ree p rog ram
offering s includ e:
M aster of Science (M .S.) in
Lead ership
Certificate of A d vanced Stud y
(C.A .S.) in Ed ucationalLead ership ,
M aster of Science for Teachers
(M .S.T.)for Child hood Ed ucation
Grad es 1-6 and (M .S.T.) A d olescence
Ed ucatio n Grad es 7-12
M aster of Science in Ed ucation
(M .S.Ed .) in Curriculum and
Instruction
SU N Y Plattsb urg h classes m eet on the
A CC cam p us or at the BO CES (Board of
Co op erative Ed ucationalServices) in
Saratog a and are availab le each falland
sp ring d uring a 15-w eek sem ester.
Graduate classes are generally offered
once a w eek for 3 hours in the late
afternoon or early evening. Classes are
also offered each sum m er in tw o,five-w eek
sum m er sessions and during an intensive
three-w eek w inter session. Sum m er
session classes usually m eet for about four
hours,tw ice a w eek. Som e classes are
available online.
Graduate degree program s acceptno m ore
than 12 credithours ofgraduate transfer
creditfrom otheruniversities and/orfrom
non-m atriculated graduate courses taken
through SU N Y Plattsburgh. H ow ever,
individuals are encouraged to consult w ith
an advisorto guarantee thattheirnonm atriculated coursew ork w illbe accepted.
Faculty and p rofessionalstaff are
availab le in the Branch Cam p us office to
ad vise stud ents ab out d eg ree p rog ram s
and courses.
Grad uate stud ents com p leting a d eg ree
p rog ram at the Branch Cam p us are
aw ard ed a SU N Y Plattsb urg h g rad uate
d eg ree.
SU N Y
PLA T T SBU R GH
BR A N CH
CA M PU S
Branch C am pus O ffice
Reg io nalH ig her Ed ucatio n Ctr.
640 Bay Ro ad
Q ueensb ury, N Y 12804
(518)792-5425
(518)792-3868 fax
branchcam pus@ plattsburgh.edu
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Branch C am pus C ontacts
Thom as Corigliano,
ano A ssociate D ean
coriglta@ plattsburgh.edu
M ichelle H ow land,
and A ssistantto the
A ssociate D ean
howlanm l@ plattsburgh.edu
Kathy Grant,
Grant M .S.T. Program s
kgran001@ plattsburgh.edu
D avid Iasevoli,M .S.Ed. Program s
diase001@ plattsburgh.edu
M ichaelJohnson,
Johnson C.A .S. Coordinator
johnsom j@ plattsburgh.edu
Sue Catana,
ana Leadership Coordinator
catanasl@ plattsburgh.edu
Graduate A dm ission’s O ffice
SU N Y Plattsb urg h
K eho e,Ro o m 113
101 Bro ad Street
Plattsb urg h, N Y 12901
(518)564-4723
(800)723-9515
graduate@ plattsburgh.edu
w w w .plattsburgh.edu/graduate/
D irector Graduate A dvising &
Teacher C ertification
Bethanne D elGaud io
SU N Y Plattsb urg h
Sib ley, Ro om 302
101 Bro ad Street
Plattsb urg h, N Y 12901
(518)564-2124
delgaubg @ plattsburgh.edu
FinancialA id O ffice
SU N Y Plattsb urg h
K eho e,Ro o m 401
101 Bro ad Street
Plattsb urg h, N Y 12901
(518)564-2072
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ad m in/financialaid /
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The Pro g ram s
The fo llo w ing g rad uate p ro g ram s can b e
co m p leted at the Branch Cam p us:
M .S.Ed.C urriculum and Instruction:This
33 cred it hour program is desig ned for
strong teachers w ho w ant to im prove their
teaching skills. Teachers app lying to this
program ordinarily hold certification in
areas such as biology,chem istry,Earth
science,Eng lish,m ath,French,Spanish,
and childhood education.
M .S.for Teachers in C hildhood Education: This 42 credit hour p rogram is for
individ uals w ho w ish to becom e N ew York
State teacher certified and lead s to initial
certification for grades 1-6. Som e applicants m ay have to com p lete ad ditional
undergrad uate courses in their content
areas and /or underg raduate lib eralarts
courses p rior to m atriculation.
M .S.for Teachers in A dolescence
Education: This 42 cred it ho ur p ro g ram is fo r ind ivid uals w ho w ish to b eco m e N ew Yo rk State teacher certified
and lead s to initialcertification fo r
g rad es 7-12 in b io lo g y, chem istry, Earth
science,Eng lish, French, m ath,p hysics,
so cialstud ies,o r Sp anish. Som e ap p licants m ay have to co m p lete ad d itio nal
und erg rad uate co urses in their co ntent
areas p rio r to m atriculatio n.
p:
C .A .S.in EducationalLeadership
This 30 cred it ho ur p rog ram p rep ares
lead ers fo r the challeng es o f scho o l
ad m inistratio n. Ind ivid uals entering this
p ro g ram ho ld a p erm anent o r p ro fessio nalteaching certificate and a M aster’s d eg ree. Stud ents m ust com m it to
co m p leting 12 m o nths o f internship s at
a schoo l,schoo ld istrict centralo ffice,
and /o r co m m unity service ag ency.
M .S.in Leadership:This 36 credit hour
program is designed for aspiring leaders
in business,non-profits,education,governm ent,health care,and other areas.
The program m ay be com pleted on a fulltim e or part-tim e basis. Classes are offered in the evenings,on the w eekends,in
the sum m er,and online.
A d m issio n R eq uirem ents
Each graduate prog ram has its ow n requirem ents. In general,you w illneed the follow ing:
A Baccalaureate D eg ree. C.A .S. Ed ucatio nalLead ership stud ents w illalso
need a M aster's D eg ree.
A g rad e p o int averag e o f at least 2.5 o n
a 4.0 scale. Co nsult each p rog ram fo r its
g rad e p o int req uirem ent.
A com p leted Application for Adm ission
to Graduate Study (obtained from the
Graduate A dm issions O ffice).
Education p rogram applicants m ust subm it
a copy oftheir teaching certificate (except
M .S.T. candidates).
M .S. in Lead ership ap p licants m ust sub m it
satisfacto ry sco res o n the GRE, M A T,o r
GM A T.
The A p p licatio n Pro cess
A llap p licatio n m aterials are sub m itted to the
Grad uate A d m issio ns O ffice. W hen the ap p licatio n is co m p lete, it w illb e review ed b y
the acad em ic d ep artm ent. W hen a d ecisio n
has b een reached b y the acad em ic d ep artm ent,an o fficiald ecisio n no tificatio n p acket
w illb e m ailed to you. Q uestions ab o ut yo ur
ap p licatio n, ap p licatio n m aterials, and the
ap p licatio n p ro cess sho uld b e d irected to the
Grad uate A d m issio ns O ffice.
The D irecto r o f Grad uate A d vising and
Teacher Certificatio n can evaluate transcrip ts
and answ er sp ecific q uestions ab o ut ed ucatio n g rad uate d eg ree p ro g ram req uirem ents
and certificatio n.
Branch Cam p us staff can answ er q uestio ns
ab o ut sp ecific g rad uate p rog ram s o f stud y
and the sched ule fo r those p rog ram s at the
Branch Cam p us.
Financial A id
Severalfo rm s o f financialaid —includ ing the
Tuitio n A ssistance Pro g ram (TA P) fo r N ew
Yo rk State resid ents,Fed eralD irect Lo ans,
and co lleg e w o rk-stud y aw ard s—are availab le
to q ualified g rad uate stud ents. The co lleg e
also o ffers a lim ited num b er o f scho larship s
and assistantship s. A ccess the fo llo w ing w eb
p ag e fo r m o re info rm ation o n g rad uate assistantship s: w w w .p lattsb urg h.ed u/ad m issio ns/
g rad uate/assistantship s/.
The Teacher Ed ucatio n A ssistance fo r Co lleg e and H ig her Ed ucatio n Grant (TEA CH )is
a new fed eralg rant fo r g rad uate stud ents
w ho intend to teach in p ub lic o r p rivate elem entary o r second ary schoo ls that serve stud ents fro m lo w -incom e fam ilies. Fo r info rm atio n,p lease g o to w w w .stud entaid .ed .g ov/ .
Part-tim e em ploym entopportunities m ay exist
on cam pus and in the com m unity. The graduate
catalog and application packethave furtherinform ation aboutfinancialaid. Forinform ation,
please em ail: finaid@ plattsburgh.edu .