Alternative Admission Requirements
If you have earned a degree at a school that is not accredited by one of the regionally or internationally accrediting associations/universities you must submit the following information and documentation to petition for admission into a FSEHS program at NSU.
Alternative One
Submit an admission application packet and include a $50.00 non-refundable application fee payment payable to NSU.
- Send an official, course-by-course evaluation with cumulative grade GPA, by one of the member organizations approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) available at http://www.naces.org.
- If the evaluation is not favorable, (i.e., does not indicate equivalency to a bachelor or higher degree) applicants must complete the Career Portfolio. The portfolio must demonstrate academic and pedagogical growth appropriate for consideration into the applicant’s academic goal. The Career Portfolio Guide available at http://www.schoolofed.nova.edu/sso.
Send the portfolio and a $350.00 non-refundable portfolio evaluation fee made payable to NSU at the following address:
Nova Southeastern University
Fischler School of Education and Human Services
Office of Enrollment Services – Office of Admissions
1750 NE 167th Street
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Alternative Two
- Submit an admission application packet and include a $50.00 non-refundable application fee payment payable to NSU.
- Send evidence of an official license from one of the approved organizations below:
- The National Board of License for Teachers and Principals (NBL)
- Continuing Teachers License from Merkos Linyonei Chinuch International Board of License (MERKOS)
- Submit the Career Portfolio The portfolio must demonstrate academic and pedagogical growth appropriate for consideration into the applicant’s academic goal. The Career Portfolio Guide available at http://www.schoolofed.nova.edu/sso.
Send the portfolio and a $350.00 non-refundable portfolio evaluation fee made payable to NSU
Alternative Three
- Submit an admission application and include a $50.00 non-refundable application fee payment payable to NSU.
- Send an official transcript from one of the following institutions:
- Binah Institute
- Brock University
- College of the Bahamas
- Dalhousie University
- GC Foster College of Physical Education
- Institute of Management and Production
- Jamaican Theological Seminary
- McMaster University
- Northern Caribbean University
- The University of Alberta
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Guelph
- The University of Guyana
- The University of Ontario
- The University of Ottawa
- The University of Technology
- The University of Toronto
- The University of Victoria
- The University of the West Indies
(all campuses) - The University of Windsor
- York University
Note: The institutions listed above are subject to change without prior notification.
