Overview
Student success is at the heart of the College’s mission statement: “Brockport has the success of its students as its highest priority, emphasizing student learning and committed to advancing teaching, scholarship, creative endeavors, and service." The foundation for today’s comprehensive institution was laid in 1841 with the opening of the Brockport Collegiate Institute. Over the years, the College expanded beyond its sole focus on teacher education to a comprehensive institution offering both baccalaureate and master’s programs. Since the College began sponsoring graduate education over half a century ago, the graduate alumni now number more than 12,000.

The campus includes sixty-eight buildings, professional-quality athletic fields, and open and wooded land. Recent renovations include Hartwell Hall ($10 million), which houses several departments, including the Department of Dance, with theater and performance spaces; Lennon Hall Science Complex ($20 million); and the Seymour College Union, with expanded dining facilities, 24-hour computer lab, and enhanced student activity space.

SUNY Brockport’s total enrollment for fall 2007 was 8,484 (3,558 men and 4,926 women), with a graduate student population of 1,519 (536 men and 983 women), of whom 359 (105 men and 254 women) were engaged in full-time study.

The Location and Community
SUNY Brockport’s main campus is located in the village of Brockport, 16 miles west of Rochester, New York. Brockport combines the familiarity and friendliness of a charming college town with easy access to the opportunities of a metropolitan city. The College’s 435-acre campus is only 10 miles from the southern shores of Lake Ontario, with its many parks and beaches; within short driving distance of New York State’s renowned Finger Lakes; and within easy reach of area ski resorts. The College is 20 minutes by car from the Monroe County International Airport, 1 hour from Niagara Falls, and 3 hours from Toronto.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
SUNY College at Brockport is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The College offers twenty-seven graduate programs, including M.A. degrees in communication, dance, English, history, liberal studies, mathematics, and psychology; M.S. degrees in biological sciences, computational science, and recreation and leisure; M.F.A. degrees in dance and visual studies; an M.P.A. in public administration; M.S.Ed. degrees in counseling, education (note the graduate teacher certification areas listed below), educational administration, health education, physical education, and additional teacher certification areas; a Master of Science in Social Work (M.S.W., in collaboration with Nazareth College of Rochester); and Certificates of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in counseling, educational administration, and school business administration.

Graduate teacher certification programs include bilingual education, biology and general science 5-12, chemistry and general science 5-12, childhood education 1-6, childhood literacy birth to grade 2, childhood special education 1-6, dance pre-K-12, earth sciences and general science 5-12, English 5-12, health education pre-K-12, mathematics 5-12, physical education pre-K-12, physics and general science 5-12, school building leader, school business leader, school counselor, school district leader, and social studies 5-12.

Facilities & Resources
SUNY Brockport’s Drake Memorial Library offers a full range of services and houses a collection of more than 642,000 books, 101,000 bound periodicals, 2 million microforms, 14,000 media items, 150,000 government documents, subscriptions to more than 1,900 journals and magazines in print form, and online database subscriptions to more than 14,800 special journal titles. Students can access electronic reserves, conduct online searches, and download publications from remote sites. The library’s extended hours are particularly helpful for students whose classes meet in the evenings. Students studying primarily at the downtown SUNY Brockport MetroCenter can use the MetroCenter’s three computer labs, or they can use the SUNY Student Resource Center in the Bausch & Lomb Building of the Rochester Public Library, which provides PCs that are linked to the Internet and Drake Memorial Library. The on-campus two-story computing center is augmented by twenty satellite computing labs, providing more than 700 public access workstations to students and offering standard and specialized software as well as Internet access.

SUNY Brockport is home to several centers, institutes, and unique academic endeavors that enrich the academic enterprise, including the Center for Philosophic Exchange, sponsoring programs of philosophic inquiry on academic and public issues; the Child and Adolescent Stress Management Institute, offering preventive health programming to campus and public audiences; the Congress on Research in Dance, providing opportunities for dance scholars, professionals, and graduate students to exchange ideas and methodologies through publication, conferences, and workshops; the Institute for Leadership Development in Public Safety and Criminal Justice, providing interactive training and workshops, conducting agency needs assessments, and sponsoring other organizational and employee development programs that include planning and evaluation services; the Monroe County Historian’s Office, providing assistance with local history projects to county and village historians and the general public; the Visual Studies Workshop, an affiliate of SUNY Brockport, offering courses and the M.F.A. program for Brockport graduate art students; and the Writers Forum and Videotape Library, advancing the appreciation for and practice of the art of writing through sponsored public readings by writers of local, national, and international reputation.

Expenses and Aid
Full-time tuition for 2007-08 was $7200 per academic year for New York State residents and $11,620 per academic year for nonresidents. Part-time tuition was $288 per credit for residents and $455 per credit for nonresidents. All tuition rates are subject to adjustment by the Board of Trustees. College fees total $685 per academic year for full-time graduate students and $28.35 per credit for part-time students. Since the M.S.W. Program operates as a bi-institutional collaborative program, the tuition structure for this program varies from the tuition of SUNY Brockport. Applicants may contact the program directly at 585-327-7450 for current tuition rates.

Financial Aid:
Of the 1,311 matriculated graduate students enrolled for fall 2007, 522 full- and part-time students (38 percent) received financial aid. Some graduate students hold teaching, graduate, and research assistantships. A competitive fellowship program provides opportunities for students who are members of underrepresented minority groups. Full or partial tuition scholarships accompany most assistantships and fellowships. Graduate Opportunity Tuition Scholarships are available to students who participated in undergraduate EOP, HEOP, or SEEK programs, as funding permits.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Housing is offered to graduate students on a first-come, space-available basis. On-campus housing offers easy access to computing facilities, the library, recreational and dining facilities, and cultural events. All standard services are provided, including Internet and cable TV access and free laundry facilities. A double-occupancy room is $4780 per person per academic year. Meal plans currently range from $2324 to $3282 per academic year.

How to Apply
Applications should be filed directly with the Office of Graduate Admissions. Deadlines for filing applications vary by department. Application forms and information describing the credentials required for admission to SUNY Brockport’s graduate programs are available at the address listed in this description.

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