1 - Tennessee Admissions Deadlines

Carol Kumm

Apr 15, 2024

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Overview

Relay Graduate School of Education is both an institution of higher education for educational programs, such as a Master of Arts in Teaching, and an educator preparation program for teacher licensure/certification. You need to be admitted to both the institution and educator preparation program to be eligible for licensure/certification.

In order to apply to a program at Relay, you must complete Relay’s admissions process. Admission to our educational programs includes the following requirements:

Tennessee Additional Endorsement Program - Special Education (Advanced Certificate in Special Education): Submit all admissions requirements by Monday, August 12, 2024. Admissions offers for this program will be offered simultaneously for our institution and our educator preparation program.

Master of Arts in Teaching programs, Teaching Licensure Residency Program, and Job-Embedded Licensure Program: Submit all admissions requirements by Monday, August 26, 2024. Admissions offers for these programs will be offered separately for our institution and our educator preparation program, see below for details.

Admissions Deadlines

Admissions Deadline (All Requirements Submitted)	Accept Admissions Offer By	Class Start Options (See Below)
Monday, May 20, 2024	Tuesday, June 11, 2024	Summer Sessions 1-6 & Fall Start Session 7
Monday, June 10, 2024	Wednesday, July 3, 2024	Summer Sessions 3-6 & Fall Start Session 7
Monday, July 1, 2024	Wednesday, July 24, 2024	Summer Sessions 5-6 & Fall Start Session 7
Monday, August 12, 2024	Thursday, August 22, 2024	Fall Start Session 7

Summer and Fall Start Session Dates

Session Type	Class Start Date	Eligible Programs
Summer Session 1 Daytime (Weekdays)	Monday, June 24, 2024	All students may attend, except those pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Special Education.
Summer Session 2 Evenings and Saturdays	Thursday, June 20, 2024
Summer Session 3 Daytime (Weekdays)	Monday, July 15, 2024
Summer Session 4 Evenings and Saturdays	Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Summer Session 5 Daytime (Weekdays) and Sat., August 3rd	Saturday, August 3, 2024
Summer Session 6 Evenings and Saturdays	Saturday, August 3, 2024	All students may attend, except those in Illinois, New Jersey, or any student pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Special Education.
Fall Start Session 7 Classes primarily weekday evenings.	Tuesday, September 3, 2024	All students may attend, except those in Illinois, New Jersey, and students seeking the Residency programs in Colorado and Georgia. All students in the Advanced Certificate in Special Education in all states will attend this session ONLY.

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