Teaching Partnership Programs

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Teaching Partnership Programs

(BS/MS, BS/MEd, BS/MST)

Considering a career in education? Skilled teachers are in demand.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that job growth and demand for teachers is projected to grow through 2031. 

Whether your goal is to go into early childhood or elementary education, become a secondary education teacher with a content area specialty at the middle or high school level, or work in the higher education, the RIT culture of innovation can help you prepare to be an educator who is skilled at applying technology and resources to help your students excel. 

Save Time and Costs, Plus Take Advantage of Additional Support

RIT’s partnership programs with local universities provide a guided—and sometimes accelerated and reduced cost—pathway to a career in teaching or higher education with a bachelor’s degree from RIT and a master’s degree from a partner institution. 

Even while you are still a student at RIT, partnership programs allow you to:

  • Save time and money on the total costs of your education.
  • Sample the curriculum and coursework by taking up to six credits at the partner university. 
  • Explore the career option to see if it’s the right fit for you. 

Education: Early Childhood, Adolescent, Special Education, Higher Education

4+1 Program with the University of Rochester Warner School of Education

For RIT majors in:  

Leading to master’s degrees at the University of Rochester Warner School of Education in*:

  • Early Childhood MS
  • Elementary Education MS 
  • Grades 7-12 (English Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) MS 
  • All ages (Disabilities and Inclusion, Reading and Literacy, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) MS 
  • Higher Education (Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs Administration, Student Affairs Administration, and Academic and Career Advising) MS

* prerequisites may apply. 

  • Deadline to apply: March 15 of the year you wish to enroll. Apply for free with the University of Rochester Warner School application fee waiver.
     
  • RIT GPA requirement: 3.25
     
  • RIT credit requirements: 120. Transfer credits, whether from an Advanced Placement program or from another institute of higher education, may qualify towards total credit requirements on a case-by-case basis, and grades from transfer credits from institutions other than RIT will not count towards the minimum GPA requirement. 
     
  • Character and fitness evaluation: Gaining and maintaining full admission to Warner is further conditioned upon satisfactory performance on Warner’s character and fitness evaluation and a continued record of good citizenship and character, as conducted through a faculty interview. 

Students who do not meet these requirements may still apply to the program, but may have additional requirements as identified by the Warner School of Education admission department.

Learn more at University of Rochester Warner School of Education >

4+1 Options with Roberts Wesleyan University:

  • Early Childhood and Special Education M.Ed.
  • Childhood and Special Education M.Ed.
  • Adolescence and Special Education M.Ed.

Learn more at Roberts Wesleyan University >

Art Education

RIT College of Art and Design

  • All Grades (Visual Arts - Art Education) MST

Learn more at RIT College of Art and Design >

Secondary Education: Deaf or Hard of Hearing

RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf

  • Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing MS

Learn more at RIT NTID >

Ready to begin? Let's meet to discuss options.

Contact the College of Liberal Arts Pre-Professional Studies Coordinator and Academic Advisor Jennifer Gaylord, J.D., to schedule a meeting to discuss your goals and review the options available to you at RIT.