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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 Fischler School of Education and Human Services 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 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 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 33162-3017

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 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 the address above.
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.

800-986-3223 Ext. 8500 eduinfo@nova.edu

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