Graduate School to hold Open House

The Graduate School at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an Open House on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 5-7pm in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz Campus.

Representatives from the college’s graduate programs, Financial Aid Office, Career Resource Center, and Educational Opportunity Program will answer questions and provide program information. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to bring their transcripts to the Open House.

Information on the newly reopened and revised Master of Science in Education (MSEd) and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs in Adolescence Education will be available.

Both programs include eight different areas of concentration, including Mathematics, Chemistry, and Social Studies. Candidates may submit applications for the Fall 2011 semester.

There will be a raffle for twenty-five Graduate School backpacks, attendees will receive a ticket for the drawing in informational folders provided as they enter the museum.

SUNY New Paltz’s Graduate School has over 1,300 students and more than 50 graduate programs that lead to eight master’s degrees and Certificates of Advanced Study in Educational Administration.

Comprehensive descriptions of all the graduate programs can be found at the Graduate School Web site.

In the event of inclement weather a snow date has been selected, Tuesday, Feb. 22.

For more information about the Graduate School Open House, call (845) 257-3285.