Applying to Relay GSE

Relay Graduate School of Education is excited to partner with Teach For America’s 2023 Corps in providing your graduate coursework, which culminates in a Master of Art in Teaching degree. Enrollment in a graduate program is both a way to improve your effectiveness as a classroom teacher and is a prerequisite for the New York Transitional B Teaching Certificate that you will be pursuing.

• Applying to Relay is separate from applying to Teach For America. Your acceptance to Teach For America has no bearing on your acceptance to Relay. Therefore, it is important that you follow all directions outlined below and adhere to all deadlines. You must complete the application and all relevant action items by the deadlines listed below depending on your TFA acceptance. Failure to do so will jeopardize your status in the corps.

• Only individuals who have received an email from Relay should complete the application. Admissions at Relay is on a rolling basis and we highly recommend all applicants to complete and submit your application for admissions and supplemental documentation as early as possible to avoid any disruption in coursework access. Priority deadline to submit your application is May 2, 2023. However, all applications (including materials) must be received by the final deadline June 1, 2023 - prior to the start of Teach For America Summer Training. Failure to be fully enrolled in Relay Graduate School of Education prior to the start of summer training will result in the following:

  • Restricted access to online coursework due for submission

  • Potentially receiving a failing or incomplete grade for summer coursework - leading to academic probation

Below you will find the timeline of when Relay will notify corps members to begin their application and step-by-step directions you will need to apply to Relay.

• Begin the online application once you have been prompted via email by Relay (please see the Application Timeline section below for when you can expect to receive the email from Relay)

• Review Relay Admissions Website to access step-by-step instructions, FAQs, and more!

  • Application Requirements

  • Application Walk- Through

  • Understanding the admissions decision

• Complete the online application and submit the required materials found on the checklist.

• Pre-Certified Corps Members only: If you have been approved by Brian as a pre-certified corps member, you must submit an application for Relay GSE to have access to the required instruction at Institute and ongoing classroom support from Relay throughout your two-year commitment. Your admissions criteria is modified, as you will not be enrolled as a full-time student.

Instructional Role Form Instructions for those not yet hired

Have you secured an instructional role that complies with the admissions criteria for your program?

• Student can say “Yes” to this question, which will prompt them to complete information about their hiring school. The information they provide can be general. Some of the questions that they will see are below.

At which district or network is your school affiliated?

• Instruction Students can select “Other-Write” from the dropdown menu and write “Unknown” in the space provided.

At which school will you be working in 2023-24?

• Students can write “Unknown” in this section.

Once students have been hired they can either come back to this form if their application has not been reviewed by Relay or submit a Student Update form once if they’ve been admitted.

If you have questions while completing the application visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page, or email support@relay.edu.

Below are all the application requirements you need to complete by 6/1 in order to be considered for enrollment by Relay Admissions:

• Completed online application

• Resume

• Essay - You may submit your "Why TFA/Letter of Intent" from your TFA application. If you need access to this, you can email newyorkregion@teachforamerica.org

• Letter of Recommendation - Provided by TFA

• Official Transcripts and Non-Matric Materials (as needed)

• Degree Conferred Transcripts

• Immunization (MMR & Meningitis) - (M.A.T. students only)

• GRE - not required for admission this year

• Items under "Extended Checklist" section are NOT required for Relay enrollment, but will be required to be certified by the first day of school.

Please continue to check your account to make sure all your documents were uploaded. Relay Admissions Office may reach out via email if they are in need of additional information to process your application, so please stay tuned to your email for any communications. If you are sending copies of supporting documents to the Relay Admissions Office please use the following address:

Relay Graduate School of Education

Office of Admissions and Enrollment

25 Broadway, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10004

Please reference the chart below to determine which major you should select on the Relay application based on what your Teaching Assignment includes. Your major next fall will depend on what position you are hired into. After you are hired and your school confirms your teaching assignment, we will work with you and Relay to confirm your updated major through the start of fall semester. If you have already been hired and you think your teaching assignment does not match the major listed, email us at newyorkregion@teachforamerica.org.

Questions?

• Email support@relay.edu

• Sign-up for office hours:

  • Office of Admissions and Enrollment

  • Office of Student Financial Services