Teaching and Counseling Partnership Programs

• 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.

• Academic Years 1 – 4, RIT Tuition and Aid: While attending RIT, RIT’s standard tuition rates apply and you will be eligible for all standard scholarships, grants, and loan programs offered through RIT. 
   
• Academic Year 4: Eligible students will receive a 50% tuition waiver for University of Rochester Warner School of Education tuition. Students must apply for a UR tuition waiver, and a minimum 3.25 GPA is required before pursuing the first three-credit course. Successful completion of the first course with a final grade of “B” or better makes a student eligible to receive a second tuition waiver for an additional three-credit graduate course in the Warner School of Education.
   
• Academic Year 5, University of Rochester Tuition and Aid: Pay reduced—50%— University of Rochester tuition rates. Additional scholarship opportunities through UR may be considered, and all scholarships and financial aid will be processed by UR.

• Deadline to apply: March 15 of the year you wish to enroll. Apply for free with UR Warner School of Education’s application fee waiver.
   
• RIT GPA requirement: 3.25
   
• RIT credit requirements: 96. 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.

• Academic years one through three, RIT Tuition and Aid: While attending RIT, RIT’s standard tuition rates apply and you will be eligible for all standard scholarships, grants, and loan programs offered through RIT. 
   
• Academic years four and five, University of Rochester Tuition and Aid: Pay reduced tuition rates at University of Rochester, 40% of the standard tuition rate for UR School Counseling and 25% of the standard tuition rate for UR Mental Health Counseling. Additional scholarship opportunities through UR may be considered, and all scholarships and financial aid will be processed by UR.