How to Apply

1

Complete Application

Online Application

Please follow the prompts for First Time or Returning users. 

Please note:

  • You can save your work and complete the application later, if needed. 
  • Applications will not be processed until payment is received.

Graduate Non-Degree and Microcredential Application

2

Submit Application Fee

A $65 non-refundable application fee is required for Buffalo State graduate applicants. 

Application Fee Exceptions

  • Active Buffalo State graduate students seeking to change their majors
  • Active-duty military, veterans, and their spouses may send a copy of their DD214 (military discharge), military ID, or military spouse ID to graduateadmissions@buffalostate.edu to request a fee waiver.
  • EOP, HEOP, SEEK, McNair Scholars, or CSTEP participants. Verification of eligibility required.

 

3

Submit Program-Specific Materials (If Required)

Some programs require supplemental application materials (e.g. statement of intent, reference letters, test scores).

It is the applicant’s responsibility to review the individual program admissions requirements before applying to determine if additional materials are required.

Check the graduate program list for specific admission requirements.

Graduate Programs

You may upload these materials through the online application. Additional documents can be also emailed to graduateadmissions@buffalostate.edu or mailed directly to Buffalo State Graduate Admissions, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Moot Hall 110, Buffalo, NY 14222

4

Send Official Transcripts

  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended must be submitted. 
  • Physical (paper) transcripts should be mailed directly from the previously attended institutions in unopened, sealed envelopes. Transcripts can be sent directly to Buffalo State Graduate Admissions, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Moot Hall 110, Buffalo, NY 14222
  • Electronic transcripts must be sent directly to graduateadmissions@buffalostate.edu. Electronic copies sent from the applicant will not be accepted.

Transcript Exceptions 

  • Buffalo State students are not required to submit transcripts. However, transcripts from all institutions attended must be provided, even if sent at the time of a previous application.
  • Conditional admission may be granted to applicants whose baccalaureate or master's degree have not been conferred or whose grades for the current term have not yet closed at the time of application.
  • Upon confirmation of degree, applicants must send a final official transcript showing the awarding of the degree. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes grounds for a rescission of acceptance and cancellation of course enrollment.
5

Check Your Application Status

After submission of your application, you will be provided with log in information to access the status portal.

Status Portal

Admission Requirements

1

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale).

2

Entrance exams, if required

Some Buffalo State departments require entrance tests such as the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or other materials for admission.

These specific program requirements appear in the Graduate Catalog.

Dates and Deadlines

SUNY Buffalo State University accepts and reviews applications for the following programs on a rolling basis:

Adult Education (M.S., Graduate Certificate, and Microcredential)

Applied Behavioral Analysis (M.S.)

Applied Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (Microcredential)

Applied Economics (M.A.)

Art Education K-12 (M.S.Ed.)

Assessment in Higher Education (Graduate Certificate)

Bilingual Special Education (Graduate Certificate)

Biology (M.A.)

Business Management (M.S.)

Business and Marketing Education (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification)

Career and Technical Education (M.S.Ed.)

Conflict Analysis and Resolution (M.S.)

Creativity and Change Leadership (MS)

Creative Education: Innovative Learning, Thinking and Problem Solving (Microcredential)

Criminal Justice (M.S.)

Criminal Justice Combined Pathway (B.S./M.S.)

Data Management and Storytelling (Microcredential)

Data Science and Analytics (M.S. and Graduate Certificate)

Dietetics Combined Pathway (B.S./M.S.)

Disaster and Emergency Management (Graduate Certificate)

English (M.A.)

English Education 7-12 (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification)

Grant Writing (Microcredential)

Great Lakes Environmental Science (M.A.)

Great Lakes Environmental Science (M.S.)

Human Resource Development (Graduate Certificate and Microcredential)

Industrial Technology (M.S.)

Mathematics Education 7-12 (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification)

Mathematics Education 7-12, 5-6 extension (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification

Multidisciplinary Studies (M.A. and M.S.)

Online Teaching (Microcredential)

Physics Education 7-12 (M.S.Ed.)

Policing Analytics (Microcredential)

Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management (M.P.A.)

Public Management (Graduate Certificate)

Public Relations (M.S.)

Science Education (M.S.Ed.)

Special Education: Childhood Program XCE (M.S.Ed.)

Special Education: Early Childhood Program EXC (M.S.Ed.)

Special Education: Students with Disabilities Generalist 7-12 (EXS) and Students with Disabilities 7-12 Subject Area Extensions (M.S.Ed.)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CAS)

Technology Education (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification)

The programs listed below have specific enrollment deadlines:

Program Spring Summer Fall
Art Education (Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification) 10/1 N/A 4/1
Childhood and Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction (M.S.Ed) 11/1* 11/1* 7/1*
Childhood Education Initial Teaching Certification Grades 1-6 (M.S.Ed) 11/1* 11/1* 7/1*
Conservation of Art and Cultural Heritage and Conservation Science and Imaging (M.A. and M.S.) N/A N/A 1/7
Creativity and Change Leadership (Graduate Certificate) Rolling 4/1* Rolling
Dietetics (M.S.) N/A N/A 4/30
Educational Leadership (School Building or School Building/District) (CAS) 1/18 5/1* 8/1
Forensic Science (M.S.) N/A N/A 7/1
Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (M.S.) Rolling Rolling 1/15*
History (M.A.) 11/1* N/A 4/1*
Literacy Specialist Birth-Grade 12 (M.S.Ed.) 11/1* 3/1* 5/1*
Music Education (M.M) (completed applications will be reviewed starting 1/1) N/A 4/1 N/A
Social Studies Education 7-12 (M.S.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teaching Certification) 11/1* N/A 4/1*
Social Studies Education 7-12, 5-6 extension (Post-Baccalaureate Initial Certification) 11/1* N/A 4/1*
Teacher Leader (CAS) 11/1* 5/1* 8/1*
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Note About Applications

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  1. Submitted materials are the property of the Graduate Admissions Office. 

    * Applications submitted after the published deadline will be reviewed on a space-available basis.

    **Speech-Language Pathology applicants should check with the department regarding any CSDCAS application materials and/or deadline.