Graduate Course Requirements

1. No undergraduate courses will be accepted for graduate credit.

2. The university must be an accredited college or university. Teachers are responsible for

reviewing the graduate catalogue and locating accreditation information.

3. All programs must be reviewed by the teacher to determine if the following two

criteria are met:

i. the graduate course appears in the regular graduate course catalogue; AND

ii. the course is taught by a full time professor at the university or college which will

be awarding the graduate credit.

4. The graduate school programs listed in Appendix C will be considered for approval by

the Superintendent even if taught by an adjunct professor, but only if they have met the

additional graduate course criteria listed in #1, #2, and #3i.

5. The following courses, when offered by NYSUT in conjunction with an approved graduate

program, are eligible for salary lane changes with pre-approval. All other NYSUT courses

may be taken for in-service credit only with pre-approval by the superintendent.

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6. An official transcript must be received by the District indicating successful

completion of the graduate course.