If you were accepted to the Literacy program provisionally,

you may have a deadline coming up!

Reminder: Candidates accepted pending GRE scores must submit these scores by the midpoint of the first semester of graduate study.

• If this applies to you and you HAVE taken the GRE, you do not need to do anything.  Your scores should arrive within 30 days of taking the test if you selected SUNY New Paltz as the recipient of your scores when you took the test.   (If you did not select SUNY New Paltz as the recipient of your scores, please use the information on this website to ensure your official scores are submitted to the Office of Graduate and Extended Learning.)
• If this applies to you and you have NOT taken the GRE, please email literacy@newpaltz.edu with the date you are taking the GRE. 

Future Deadline for Provisionally Accepted Candidates

Reminder: Candidates accepted pending New York State teaching certification must submit proof of certification by the end of the first full semester (Fall/Spring) of graduate study.

• If this applies to you and you HAVE been granted your NYS teaching certification, you must send proof to recreg@newpaltz.edu no later than May 21st.  (Proof of certification can be a screenshot of your TEACH account or a hard copy/picture of your certification document from NYSED with your full name clearly visible.)
• If this applies to you and you have NOT been granted your NYS teaching certification yet, please be aware of this upcoming deadline!

If you were recently accepted to the SUNY New Paltz Literacy program, welcome! 🙂

Your first step is to receive an orientation to the program and develop your Plan of Study. The Literacy team is offering two options within the next two weeks:

Wed. 2/27 4:30-5:30pm

Thurs. 3/7 4:30-5:30pm

Please respond to the GoogleForm here to register for one of these two sessions or to confirm that you will schedule a meeting with your advisor for orientation and advising.

Note: In order to be guaranteed the courses and schedule you desire, you must have a Plan of Study on file and pay $100 deposit by Mon. March 11th. Please make an effort to attend one of the group orientation and advising sessions provided as scheduling an individual session with an advisor may result in missing this deadline.

If you are already looking forward to summer (and who isn’t this week), please take note of the following:

EED752 Theoretical Foundations of Reading and Writing (“Theoretical”) will be completely online and will run May 22nd – July 19th .

EED759 Workshop in Action Research for Literacy Leaders (“Action Research”) will be completely online and will run May 22nd – June 29th.

EED757/758 Clinical Practices in Literacy (“Clinic”) will occur Mon. – Thurs., July 8th – August 2nd. You will take either the AM session (8:30-11:30) OR the PM session (1:30-4:30).  Attendance at all clinic sessions is required as this course contributes to the practicum hours required by NYS for Literacy Specialist certification.

The SUNY New Paltz Literacy t-shirts have come in and will be available for pick-up by this evening.  If you ordered a t-shirt online, please stop in our office suite (Old Main 227) to pick it up during one of the following times:

Monday 12/17 4:30-5:00 OR 7:00-8:30pm

Wednesday 12/19  3:00-6:00pm

or contact Dr. Duerr to make an appointment

Please share the link to our Literacy Center webpage with any local parents or teachers who may be in contact with students who need literacy intervention. The entire application and referral process is now online and the application is also available in Spanish.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/literacycenter/

If there are any questions about Literacy Center services or eligibility, please contact Sam Slotnick, slotnics@newpaltz.edu.

Thank you to all current grads and alumni for making this semester’s Apply Now event such a wonderful success.  We are grateful to everyone who participated; we couldn’t do it without you!  🙂

We will hold another event in the spring term.  If you’re interested in supporting the program (and in getting some free swag, classroom supplies, and food) keep an eye out for the announcement of the event and call for volunteers.

If you were admitted to the Literacy program pending NYS Teaching Certification you MUST submit proof of your NYS Teaching Certification to have your Literacy M.S.Ed. conferred. Please send proof of your certification to Records & Registration as soon as you receive it from the state to be sure your graduation is not delayed!

If you are currently taking graduate classes and were admitted to the Literacy program pending GRE scores and you haven’t already submitted these scores, you MUST do so no later than the first day of the Spring 19 semester (January 22nd)!  Candidates starting courses in Spring 19, if you haven’t already submitted your GRE scores, these must be submitted no later than the mid-point of the Spring 19 semester (March 12th). (Please see Literacy Program Guidelines posted on the website.)  GRE scores should be submitted to the Office of Graduate and Extended Learning.