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If you are interested
in working in education as a teacher or are
currently a teacher, we have a variety of
options for you:
UEC offers a 120-hour plus practicum TEFL
course which has been awarded nine graduate
credits towards a Master's degree in Science
(Focus on TEFL and Education) by the Buffalo
State, State University of New York (SUNY).
The earned credits can be used to complete
a Master's degree taught in Bangkok by Buffalo
State, SUNY or any other accredited graduate
program. For more details, scroll down to
additional FAQs.
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A Master's degree requires you to take 10 graduate courses, three credits each, for a total of 30 credits. UEC offers Buffalo State courses every other month to accommodate the busy schedules of working teachers. If you can successfully complete the five week 120 hour-TEFL course offered by The TEFL Institute and have the necessary academic credentials, you will be eligible to earn nine graduate credits with Buffalo State. To complete the remaining 21 credits (=7 courses, 3 credits each) needed for a Master's degree, it will take you approximately another 14 months.
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If you can not
or do not want to take the 120 hour TEFL course,
the Buffalo State Master's degree will take
you approximetaly 20 months. Remember that
you are allowed to transfer in graduate credits
earned elsewhere, such as at conferences (EARCOS
or NESA
for example), and this can save you time to
complete the program.
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Unfortunately
there is no university which can give you a
U.S. state teacher certification. Only a state
is authorized to give out such a certification.
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Many U.S. citizens
who teach overseas would like to insure they
still have valid credentials which enable successful
reintegration into the American Teaching job
market once they have returned from overseas.
Many if not all international schools require
teacher certification as objective proof of
an individual's ability to teach. To read more
about requirements for teachers applying for
work at international schools, have a look at
the website of International Schools Services
(ISS), which is one of the great American teacher
recruitment services and nonprofit corporations:
http://www.iss.edu/edustaff/qualifications.html.
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Yes, they do.
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That depends on
the individual state. Many states have reciprocity
agreements with other states. You can find more
details on the following website: http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
or with a google search using keywords such
as the name of your state and teacher
certification.
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We owe a special
thanks to the University of Kentucky's College
of Education which has taken the time to collect
the links to all 50 state certification requirements
and is presenting them in a user friendly pull-down
menu: http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
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First have a look
at the certification requirements for your state
on the following website and determine if you
are eligible for state certification while teaching
and residing overseas: http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
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The State of Wyoming
has "Portfolio certification", which enables
teachers to put together a portfolio according
to strict guidelines which is then evaluated
by a board and will lead to Wyoming teacher
certification if accepted. Since residency in
the state of Wyoming is not a requirement at
this point, this is a valid option for international
teachers seeking state certification. For more
general information and pricing about WYO certification,
please log on to http://www.k12.wy.us/ptsb/faq.htm
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For more specific
details on this option for international educators
please look at the on-line handbook issued by
the State of Wyoming for such certification:
http://www.k12.wy.us/ptsb/certification/portfolio.pdf
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As long as it takes
you to complete 30 graduate hours. If you already
have completed coursework at other universities
or earned nine credits at the TEFL Institute,
it will be less time. You can transfer in up
to 15 credit hours (that's half of the degree)
which speeds up the process.
If you are taking all ten courses that you need
to complete the degree, you can complete the
degree in as little time as 18 months. Most
students take between two and three years. You
will help determine the schedule that works
best for you.
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You must be admitted
to the college and complete an application
for admission, but you do not have to complete
a degree. You need to decide whether you want
to complete all of the coursework for the
entire degree before you complete 12 graduate
hours (4 courses). Otherwise, you can complete
as many or as few courses as you wish for
your personal or professional development.
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Again, you can
take as few or as many courses as you wish.
If you want to complete only one or two for
your professional development that's fine.
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Just follow the application for admission procedures below and complete course registration forms for each course you want to complete. The course registration forms and applications for admission are available through the United Education Consultants, Inc. office in Bangkok.
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Yes, but not necessarily
every semester and not all of the courses. Most
courses will be offered in Bangkok.
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The instructors
are full time Buffalo State professors or
adjunct professors. Some of our instructors
are educators currently working overseas who
have the credentials to become Buffalo State
adjunct faculty.
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Our Master's degree
is in Multidisciplinary Studies which allows
to you takes courses from at least 4 different
departments of the college. The majority of
the courses offered are from the Education,
Educational Foundations, Creative Studies and
Educational Leadership and Educational Computing
departments.
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You may complete
all of your courses in Bangkok or complete
courses towards the completion of yur degree
EARCOS, or through the Principals' Training
Center and Teachers' Training Center in the
summers in Miami and London. (see www.theptc.org)
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Yes, potentially
as many as of 15 graduate-level credit hours
of transfer work may be applied to the Multidisciplinary
Degree program.
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Buffalo State,
SUNY is the largest college in the State University
of New York (SUNY) system and is the largest,
most diverse multi-campus university in the
United States. The college is accredited by
the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools and
by the Board of Regents, State University of
New York. The National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE) accredits the professional
education programs. NCATE sets the standards
of excellence in teaching and NCATE accreditation
indicates that the university underwent rigorous
external review by professionals.
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Buffalo State maintains
a student-managed admissions process that requires
an applicant to submit a complete application
packet with all required components by the appropriate
deadline. Thus, applicants are assured the admissions
committee has all the necessary information
to evaluate their qualifications. Anyone with
an incomplete application will be notified by
e-mail, resulting in a delay in processing.
Applicants are cautioned that a significant
amount of time is required by the Graduate Studies
Office to process an application and make an
admission recommendation. There is, therefore,
a point each semester beyond which no applications
can be accepted. It is the applicant's responsibility
to review individual admission requirements
and to meet the application deadline.
The fall semester deadline after the fall semester
has been completed to allow new faculty adequate
time to obtain necessary admission documents.
Students may participate in the fall semester
courses while waiting for an admission decision
with the understanding that credit for those
courses can be applied towards the degree if
and only if the student is accepted in to the
degree program.
| Semester |
Deadline |
| FALL (August
1 - December 10) |
January 7
(after the fall semester) |
| SPRING (January
2- May 10) |
April 15 (mid
spring semester) |
| SUMMER (May
15 - July 31) |
July 15 (mid
summer semester) |
All of the forms that you will need to complete
are available from the International Learning
Styles Center and/or the designated contact
person from the host school.
A completed APPLICATION PACKET includes:
- Completed Graduate Admission Application.
Some of the fields have already been completed
on the application for you.
- Completed Application Fee Payment Form
and a $50 U.S. nonrefundable application
fee. Acceptable methods of payment: Money
order, personal, certified or traveler's
check made payable to Research Foundation
of SUNY.
- Sealed official transcripts from all
colleges and universities attended (including
transfer schools). Each institution must
send the transcript directly to the student.
Students submit unopened transcript envelopes
with other application materials. Buffalo
State graduates are not required to submit
transcripts, as the Graduate Studies and
Research Office will obtain them.
- Applicants who completed their undergraduate
degrees from post-secondary schools where
English was NOT the first language must
submit a certified English translation of
all official transcripts along with
their official transcripts from that institution.
- Students Who Have Completed a Bachelor's
Degree Outside the U.S. A degree evaluation
is required for all students who have completed
a bachelor's degree outside the United States.
Applicants must submit photocopies of post-secondary
diploma(s) to one of the following organizations
for a document-by-document evaluation to
determine equivalency to a U.S. bachelor's
degree:
| Joseph
Silny and Associates |
World
Education Services, Inc. |
| International
Education Consultants |
P.O. Box
745 |
| P.O. Box
248233 |
Old Chelsea
Station |
| Coral
Gables, FL 33124 |
New York,
New York 10113-0745 |
| Ph 305-666-0233
Fax 305-666-4133 |
Ph 212-966-6311
Fax 212-966-6395 |
| Website:
www.jsilny.com |
Website:
www.wes.org |
Applicants should contact the organization
or visit its Web site to request or download
an application. Completed applications should
be returned to the organization with the
required fees and credentials. The evaluation
can take up to four weeks to complete after
they have received all of your documents.
The evaluation report should be mailed to:
International Learning Styles Center,
430C South Wing
Buffalo State, State University of New
York
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
Canadian applicants holding undergraduate
degrees from a Canadian college or university
should submit their official transcripts
to our office. If those transcripts follow
a system similar to that of the United States,
they will be evaluated locally. If they
are not similar, students will be required
to comply with the above international student
credential policy.
- No applicant is required to take the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE).
IMPORTANT! Applications for Graduate
Admission will not be processed until a complete
APPLICATION PACKET is received by the
International Learning Styles Center. Coursework
is not applicable to a degree program
until the student is admitted.
Applicants must assume full responsibility for
knowledge of all of the deadlines and requirements
for admission as detailed in this document.
All required documents must be submitted
by the appropriate deadline to:
International Learning Styles Center, 430C South
Wing
Buffalo State, State University of New York
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
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You can contact
:
Nikolaus Mische
United Educational Consultants
Co. Ltd.
4th Floor, Silom Plaza
Silom Road corner Narathiwat Road
Bangkok 10500
Thailand
HOTLINE: 02-233-2388
(International callers dial +662-233-2388),
or email director@uecthai.com
Or our Director of International Graduate Programs
Carolyn Brunner at Buffalo State, SUNY, in New
York. See contact information below:
Carolyn Brunner, Director
International Graduate Programs SW 430 C
Buffalo State, SUNY
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone:716-878-6834
FAX: 716-878-6809
brunnece@buffalostate.edu
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We have students from a variety of international schools in Bangkok taking our courses and earning their degree.
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You can join the program at any time as each course is taught independently. The only exceptions are the Research and Master's Project course which need to be taken further in to your graduate studies.
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I
Would Like To Earn A U.S. Master's Degree In
Education While In Asia. What Are My Options?
How long does it take to get my Master's
degree with Buffalo State, SUNY?