Admissions Guidelines

Applicants must complete a Non-degree Program in the Teaching of Writing application form, available online, from the Office of Academic Services in room 110, or from the Office of Continuing Education in room 354.

Along with the application, the applicant must submit the following credentials:

• A photocopy of a New Jersey Standard Instructional Certificate or its out-of-state equivalent.
• Official academic transcripts. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants are not usually admitted with a GPA of less than 2.75 in their most recent degree.
• A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current or previous school principal or supervisor, on school district letterhead, certifying the completion of five years of successful, full-time teaching under the appropriate certificate.

If the admission decision is positive, then the applicant must submit a non-degree student application and pay an application fee to the Rutgers Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions. All applications are filed on-line at: http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu. When it comes time in the process to choose a degree, please choose “Non-degree.” When you need to choose a program, please choose “Teaching of Writing”

When the entire application process is complete, students simply register for the courses in the program as described on the program handouts and on the GSE website. It is the responsibility of the student to enroll in all of the required courses through Rutgers University. No program requirements may be met at any other institution. Students are expected to maintain a “B” or better average as a non-degree student in the Teaching of Writing Program.

After completing all of the program requirements students will receive official documentation of their completion, endorsed by the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education and the National Writing Project.